Massachusetts Right to cure / redeem

Right to cure / redeem in Massachusetts

Yes, for nonpayment under a written lease. A 14-day notice to quit ends the lease unless the tenant pays all rent due, with interest and costs, by the day the answer is due in the eviction case. Code text: "unless the tenant, on or before the day the answer is due, in an action by the landlord to recover possession of the premises, pays or tenders to the landlord or to his attorney all rent then due, with interest and costs of suit."

Verified Source: M.G.L. c. 186, § 11 (Section 11) · last checked 2026-10-16