Massachusetts Pet deposits/fees & service/ESA animals
Pet deposits/fees & service/ESA animals in Massachusetts
A search of the full text of M.G.L. chs. 186 and 239 found no separate rule on pet deposits or pet fees, so any pet deposit falls under the general security-deposit rules in that law. Assistance-animal rules are in fair-housing law, which this site has not reviewed for this topic.
Verified Source: M.G.L. chs. 186 and 239 (full-text search of the act) · last checked 2026-10-15
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