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Eviction in
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Whether you're a tenant being evicted or a landlord filing, you get a complete summary-process packet built for your case — the timeline, the deadlines you can't miss, the answer or notice done right, your exhibits, and a hearing script. Reviewed and signed by a licensed MA attorney — real legal advice, not a guess.

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Answer due: 3 days pre-court
20+ years of Massachusetts housing-court practice behind every packet — reviewed & signed by a licensed attorney.
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Pick your side

Two cases, two packets. Built for you.

Eviction in Massachusetts is "summary process." The same court hears both sides — but a tenant's defense and a landlord's filing are completely different jobs. Start where you stand.

Tenant

I'm being evicted

You got a Notice to Quit or a Summons & Complaint. The most-missed deadline is your Answer & discovery — due 3 days before your first court date. We build your answer, your counterclaims, your discovery, and a habitability/deposit checklist that can reduce or wipe out what you owe.

  • Find your real deadline (and the 2-week trial postponement discovery buys you)
  • Spot a defective Notice to Quit — a common dismissal
  • Security-deposit & habitability counterclaims that can flip the math
I'm being evicted — start here →
Landlord

I need to evict

A defective notice or a wrong entry date gets your case dismissed — and you start over, losing weeks of rent. We build a correct Notice to Quit for your ground, the Summons & Complaint roadmap, your entry-date calendar, and an exhibit/ledger package that holds up.

  • Right notice for your ground — 14-day nonpayment vs. 30-day no-fault
  • Monday entry date, correct court, served on time
  • Ledger + exhibits assembled to beat the usual defenses
I need to evict — start here →
Why preparation decides it

In summary process, the prepared side wins the room

The judge or housing specialist sees the case in minutes. Whoever walks in with the right deadline met, the right paperwork, and clean exhibits has an enormous edge — and most people on both sides don't.

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The deadline is unforgiving

Tenants must file the Answer and discovery 3 days before the first court event. Landlords must enter on a Monday, 7–30 days after service. Miss it and you lose ground you can't easily get back.

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Paperwork wins or loses the case

A defective Notice to Quit dismisses a landlord's case. A timely habitability or security-deposit counterclaim can erase a tenant's back rent. The documents do the work.

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Self-help is illegal

No lockouts, no shutting off utilities (c. 186 §14). Only a sheriff or constable with a court execution can remove a tenant — and not until 48 hours' notice. Doing it the right way is the only way that holds.

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How it works

AI does the work. An attorney makes it real.

You get a finished draft for free. Paying turns it into an attorney-reviewed packet — actual legal advice, prepared for your case.

1

Tell Allie your case

Tenant or landlord, your ground, your dates, and where it's filed — a one-minute intake.

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Get an instant read — free

Where you stand: your exact deadline, your Housing Court division, and what to expect at the first event.

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An attorney reviews it

Buy a packet and a licensed MA attorney reviews, corrects, and signs every page — usually within 24–48 hours (weekdays).

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Walk in ready

You arrive with the right filings, a mediation/hearing script, and pre-marked exhibits.

The free draft is information, not legal advice. Once an attorney reviews it, your packet is legal advice for your case.

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See exactly where you stand before you spend a cent — your deadline, your exposure, and whether the paperwork holds up.

Pricing

Read the draft free. Pay only to make it real.

Both paid packets — tenant or landlord — are reviewed and signed by a licensed MA attorney. Legal advice, not just information.

Free intake

$0

Start with Allie — conflict check is free, no account or payment.

  • Your exact deadline (answer or entry date)
  • Your Housing Court division & what to expect
  • A brief overview of the first court event
  • Free record request — Board of Health inspection or rent ledger
  • Information only — not legal advice
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Guided

$299

The full packet, plus time with the attorney directly.

  • Everything in Solo
  • Up to 30-min consult — phone or Zoom
  • Attorney walks your case & evidence with you
  • Priority review — front of the line
Begin intake — Guided $299

No outcome is guaranteed. We prepare you and a licensed MA attorney reviews your packet — but whether you win, lose, or settle is decided by the court. We can't and don't promise a result. Secure payment through LawPay.

Patrick Donovan, Esq.
The attorney behind every packet

Patrick Donovan, Esq.

Patrick has been a licensed Massachusetts attorney for over 20 years, working both sides of summary process in the Housing Courts. He designed the logic the AI runs on, and he personally reviews and signs every paid packet — so what you get isn't a template, it's legal advice grounded in how these cases really go.

Licensed attorney, 20+ years Admitted in Massachusetts Reviews every paid packet
FAQ

Questions, answered plainly

Both — but never the two sides of the same case. You pick your side at intake and get a packet built for that role. If we've already worked with the opposing party on your matter, we'll decline and tell you, to avoid a conflict.

Both, depending on the step. The free draft is AI-generated information — not legal advice. The moment you buy a packet, a licensed Massachusetts attorney reviews and signs it for your case, and at that point it is legal advice, under a limited-scope engagement.

Yes. The AI does the drafting, but no paid packet goes out until Patrick Donovan, Esq. has reviewed, corrected, and signed it — usually within 24–48 hours (weekdays).

For tenants, the Answer and discovery are due 3 days before the first court event — and filing discovery on time also postpones trial about two weeks. For landlords, the complaint must be entered on a Monday, 7–30 days after the Summons & Complaint is served. Ask Allie to pin down your exact dates.