Mass. General Laws c.112 § 87DDD-1/2

Real estate brokers and salesmen; persons finding dwelling accommodations for fee

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law. For more information on this topic, please refer to Law about real estate brokers.

Updates

Amended by St. 2025, c. 9, § 43, effective August 1, 2025

Section 87DDD 1/2 (Effective August 1, 2025)

No person shall engage in the business of finding dwelling accommodations for prospective tenants for a fee unless such person is a licensed broker or salesman as defined in section eighty-seven PP of chapter one hundred and twelve. A licensed broker or salesperson may solely contract with a prospective tenant to find rental residential real property for a tenant and present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord’s agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant or may solely contract with a landlord or landlord’s agent to find a tenant for a property. Any fee shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a contract with the licensed broker or salesperson.

Last updated:	June 30, 2025