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Originally Posted by Mason Hatcher
He is a tenant whether the OP likes it or not.
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Originally Posted by M-technik-3
Sadly Mass gives squatters rights.
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Originally Posted by vreihen16
If he has mail being delivered to the house, he is considered a resident and must be evicted through the courts. Changing the locks will only get you in legal trouble. Restraining orders will put you up for false reporting litigation if used in lieu of a proper eviction. These cases come up almost weekly on Judge Judy's new show when people try to self-help themselves outside of the housing court system, and it never ends well for the property owner.....
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I'm not arguing anything you're saying. I honestly have no idea. It just seems so strange to me. I recall the only state having squatters rights years and years ago being California. But it had to do with occupying an abandoned structure, maintaining it, paying bills, etc. basically all the stuff an owner would have to do minus the property cost. But that may have been the state with the shortest path to ownership. I don't remember.
But this is what I found for Mass.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ma...rse-possession
I'm sure there's something I'm missing. But if all it takes to not be booted is getting mail at a place ...
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Mason replied to a bunch while I was typing.
Mason,
So what is the (or do you think is) the requirement to be a tenant?
Sounds like "Tenant at will":
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/te...-of-tenancies-
But bullet 2 mentions rent, and I'd call rent the main requirement of being called a tenant.