Massachusetts legal forms for subjects I-L

Find forms for legal topics beginning with I-L.

If you cannot find a form you need, you can contact the Trial Court Law Libraries and they will assist you. 

Indigency (waiver of court fees)

Court forms

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Insurance

File an insurance complaint, Mass. Division of Insurance. 

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Investing

Online investor complaint form, Mass. Secretary of State.

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Judges

Judicial conduct complaint form, Mass. Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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Landlord-Tenant

To evict a tenant

Court forms for eviction, including Affidavit of Compliance.

Eviction defense forms

Massachusetts Defense for Eviction (MADE). A free tool offered by Greater Boston Legal Services to help tenants defend against an eviction in court. Available in multiple languages.

Booklets that contain sample forms and checklists, Mass. Legal Help. Includes:

• Protecting Yourself in an Eviction
• Housing Code Checklist
• The Answer
• Late Answer & Discovery
• Discovery
• Tenant Foreclosure Discovery
• Transfer
• Removing Default
• Appeals
• Stays (To get more time to move)
• Affidavit of Indigency
• Negotiating a Settlement of Your Case
• Error Correction Form

Other Landlord-Tenant Forms

Housing forms, checklist, and letters (samples), Mass. Legal Help. Includes:

• Statement of condition. This statement must be returned to the Landlord, Lessor or Agent within 15 days after you receive it or within 15 days after you move in, whichever is later.
• Repair letter and demand
• Rent withholding
• Summary process
• Motion to dismiss
• And more

Submetering of water and sewer certification form, Mass. Department of Public Health.

Notice to Quit

See Notice to quit.

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Last will and testament

See Wills and estates.

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Lawyers

See Attorneys.

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Lead paint

Property transfer lead paint notification & Property transfer certification form, Mass. Department of Public Health.
The certification form is the final page of the property transfer lead paint notification package. "Under Massachusetts and federal law, this notification package must be given to prospective purchasers of homes built before 1978."

Short term vacation or recreational rental exemption form, Mass. Department of Public Health.

Tenant lead law notification form, Mass. Department of Public Health.
Includes notification forms in English and Spanish.

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Leases

Note: Good forms for leases are not necessarily available for free on the internet. You can request copies of forms in print sources through the law libraries' Ask a Law Librarian services. The following are examples of print sources where these forms can be found.

• Legal forms, 5^th ed., (Mass Practice v. 15A), West Group.
  Chapter 32 Leases, Part B Forms, sections 32:12 – 32:40. Includes forms for a variety of types of leases.
• Real Estate Law with Forms, (Mass. Practice, v. 28-28C), Thomson Reuters.
  Sections 46:1 – 46:16 Lease Forms, including “Standard leases and addenda for apartments, single family dwellings and condominiums from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board” (section 46:10).
• Residential and commercial landlord-tenant practice in Massachusetts, 4^th ed., MCLE.
  Exhibit 1E Standard Form Apartment Lease; Exhibit 2B Commercial Lease Form.

See also Real estate.

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Liquor licensing

Applications and forms, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.

Last updated:	January 15, 2025