The Davis Square Community

Massachusetts tenant law is very favorable to the tenants as opposed to the landlords. Things like heat failing and not being repaired immediately can be held as a claim against a landlord (not that you necessarily want to enter litigation with your landlord unless it's really bad). I'm not expert myself, but here is one helpful resource (among many) for knowing you tenant rights: http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=1190