7 River Bend Road, Unit B · Theo Alvarez
This packet organizes your records for review with your attorney. It is documentation, not legal advice — Massachusetts summary process has strict procedural requirements that an attorney should confirm before you file.
Grounds for eviction
Required notice: Notice per lease terms; conduct documentation is central
Not ready to file
Filing now invites counterclaims that can defeat the eviction and cost you damages. Resolve the failed items first.
1 overdue condition item (Smoke & CO detector certificate). A judge will treat this as evidence for a conditions counterclaim — resolve before filing.
Fix this →Annual deposit interest; Security deposit in separate escrow — §15B violations can cost triple damages and can sink the eviction itself. Fix before filing.
Fix this →All 1 logged request resolved (1 with completion dates). This is your proof of upkeep duty.
1 repair report in the last 6 months (most recent: Hallway light out). An eviction following tenant complaints is presumed retaliatory — your grounds must stand on their own and predate or clearly outweigh the complaints.
No notice document uploaded. Serve the required notice and upload it with proof of service — a defective or missing notice ends the case before the merits.
Fix this →0 payment records on file. Current status: rent late.
Recover the rent — before you file
Most nonpayment filings never end in a move-out, and an eviction runs you $3,500–$10,000. RAFT pays overdue rent directly to you, up to $7,000 — assemble the packet here.
Rent owed (est.)
$1,325
$1,325/mo · ~1 mo
RAFT covers
$1,325
the full balance
An eviction instead
$3.5k–$10k
legal · turnover · vacancy
On a Section 8/MRVP voucher unit, only the tenant's share is actually at risk — the housing authority already covers the rest. Confirm the balance reflects their copay, not the full contract rent, before assembling the packet.
Automated rent follow-ups
Autopilot offStatutorily safe — never a late fee before day 30 (§15B(1)(c)), never an auto-filing. Both messages already point the tenant to RAFT.
RAFT packet checklist
Statement of rent owed
Assembled below from the rent records on file — attach it to the application.
Signed W-9 for the payee
We pre-fill the legal name and entity; you add the TIN and signature. RAFT pays this payee directly.
Current lease or proof of tenancy
The signed lease, or a tenancy-at-will statement showing the monthly rent.
Proof of ownership
A deed, tax bill, or mortgage statement for the premises.
Tenant's RAFT application
The tenant applies at applyhousinghelp.mass.gov. Use the message below to hand it off.
STATEMENT OF RENT OWED Premises: 7 River Bend Road, Unit B Tenant: Theo Alvarez As of: July 26, 2026 Monthly rent: $1,325 Approximate months in arrears: 1 Total rent owed: $1,325 This statement is drawn from rent records kept in the ordinary course of managing this tenancy. Confirm the exact balance against your ledger before submitting.
Help covering the rent — RAFT can pay it directly Hi Theo Alvarez, If money is tight right now, Massachusetts has a program called RAFT that can pay overdue rent for 7 River Bend Road, Unit B — up to $7,000 — directly to us. It's assistance, not a loan, and it lets us put this behind us. To start, apply here: https://applyhousinghelp.mass.gov You'll need a photo ID, proof of income, and a short note on the hardship. As soon as you apply, I'll submit my part (a W-9 and the rent statement), so please tell me once you've started — there's a short window to get my paperwork in. Happy to help with any of it. — Wursten & Co.
RAFT is administered by Massachusetts EOHLC; eligibility depends on the tenant's household income (≤50% AMI), which they confirm in their application. Program details. Goodstander prepares the paperwork; it doesn't decide eligibility.
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Keep them in the unit — a repayment plan
No fees, no interest — this reschedules the same rent owed. While an active plan is being honored, this guards the nonpayment notice — a plan on schedule is a case that's curing itself.
On a Section 8/MRVP voucher unit, only the tenant's share is actually at risk — confirm the total reflects their copay, not the full contract rent, before proposing.
No late fee or interest is ever added — M.G.L. c.186 §15B already bars a late fee before rent is 30 days overdue, and stacking a fee on a plan defeats the point. This is documentation, not legal advice.
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Massachusetts Housing Court · Summary Process
Required notice: Notice per lease terms; conduct documentation is central
Monthly rent $1,325 · current status: rent late
No in-app payment records. Attach bank statements or ledger maintained elsewhere.
| Reported | Issue | Priority | Origin | Resolved | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Hallway light outShared hallway fixture flickers then goes dark. | Medium | Logged by landlord | May 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Category | Requirement | Status | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | Smoke & CO detector certificateCertificate lapsed — inspection overdue before any tenant turnover. | Overdue | May 15, 2026 |
| Habitability | Open heating complaint resolutionDocument repair to stay within State Sanitary Code timelines. | Action needed | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Disclosure | Lead paint disclosure (pre-1978)On file. | Compliant | — |
| Deposit | Annual deposit interestPay or credit $66.25 of accrued interest to the tenant within 30 days of the lease anniversary (M.G.L. c.186 §15B). | Overdue | May 31, 2026 |
| Deposit | Security deposit in separate escrowMissing bank escrow record and statement of conditions — exposure under M.G.L. c.186 §15B. | Overdue | — |
| Date | From | Via | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026, 3:30 PM | Landlord | App | Hi Theo, following up on May + June balance. |
| Jun 4, 2026, 8:10 PM | Tenant | App | Setting up a payment plan, will call Friday. |
| Document | Type | Uploaded | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lease_2025.pdf | Lease | Jul 15, 2025 | 1.0 MB |
Attach the documents themselves behind this inventory when filing.
I, ____________________, certify that I am the owner or authorized agent for the premises at 7 River Bend Road, Unit B, and the custodian of the records in this packet. These records were made in the regular course of managing this tenancy, at or near the time of the events they describe, and it was the regular course of that business to make such records (G.L. c.233 §78). The records were exported from Goodstander on Jul 26, 2026, 11:45 PM without alteration; the content fingerprint above can be used to verify integrity.
Prepared with Goodstander (goodstander.com) · This packet is organized documentation, not legal advice. Consult an attorney before filing.