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Central Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 508-831-2050
ADA Coordinator: 508-831-2065 or 508-831-2066
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-438-5656
Dudley Session: Dudley District Court
Note: This location is only open on Monday afternoons when court is in session. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Worcester session, listed below. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Worcester session and jury trials will be held in Worcester.
Clerk’s office: 508-831-2050
279 West Main St.
Dudley, MA 01571
Serves Charlton, Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge and Webster
Leominster Session: Leominster District Court
Note: This location is only open on Friday mornings when court is in session. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Worcester session, listed below. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Worcester session and jury trials will be held in Worcester.
Clerk’s office: 508-831-2050
25 School St.
Leominster, MA 01453
Serves Ashburnham, Athol, Fitchburg, Gardner, Holden, Hubbardston, Leominster, Lunenburg, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Templeton, Westminster and Winchendon
Worcester Session: Worcester Trial Court Complex
Clerk’s office: 508-831-2050
225 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01608
Serves Auburn, Barre, Blackstone, Boylston, Brookfield, Clinton, Douglas, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Hopedale, Lancaster, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Sterling, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, West Boylston and Worcester
Eastern Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 617-788-6233
ADA Coordinator: 617-788-6523
Tenancy Preservation Program: 617-788-6211
Boston Session: Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
Clerk’s office: 617-788-8486
24 New Chardon St.
Boston, MA 02114
Serves Allston, Boston, Brighton, Brookline, Charlestown, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury and West Roxbury
Chelsea Session: Chelsea District Court
Clerk’s office: 617-788-8485
120 Broadway
Chelsea, MA 02150
Serves Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop and East Boston
Middlesex Session: Somerville District Court
Clerk’s office: 617-788-8485
175 Fellsway
Somerville, MA 02145
Serves Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Newton and Somerville
Metro South Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 508-894-4170
ADA Coordinator: 508-897-2910
Tenancy Preservation Program: 781-267-3594
Brockton Session: George N. Covett Courthouse
Clerk’s office: 508-894-4170
215 Main St. Suite 160
Brockton, MA 02301
Serves Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater and Whitman
Canton Session: Canton Trial Court
Clerk’s office: 781-830-0025
35 Shawmut Road
Canton, MA 02021
Serves Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Eastham, Foxborough, Franklin, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth and Wrentham
Northeast Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 978-689-7833 ext. 502-1068
ADA Coordinator: 978-689-7833
Tenancy Preservation Program: 978-687-7184 ext. 5022328
Lawrence Session: Fenton Judicial Center
Clerk’s office: 978-689-7833
2 Appleton St., 2nd Floor
Lawrence, MA 01840
Serves Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury and West Newbury
Lowell Session: Lowell Justice Center
Note: This location is only open on Mondays when court is in session. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Lawrence session, listed above. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Lawrence session and jury trials will be held in Lawrence.
Clerk’s office: 978-656-7600
370 Jackson St.
Lowell, MA 01852
Serves Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Devens, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough and Westford
Lynn Session: J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center
Note: The Lynn session of the Northeast Housing Court is located in Salem, not Lynn. This location is only open on Tuesdays when court is in session. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Lawrence session, listed above. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Lawrence session.
Clerk’s office: 978-825-4920
56 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
Serves Lynn, Nahant and Saugus
Salem Session: J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center
Note: This location is only open on Wednesdays or by special assignment. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Lawrence session, listed above. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Lawrence session.
Clerk’s office: 978-825-4920
56 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
Serves Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-The-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Swampscott, Topsfield and Wenham
Woburn Session: Middlesex County Superior Court
Note: This location is only open on Fridays when court is in session. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Lawrence session, listed above. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Lawrence session and jury trials will be held in Lawrence.
Clerk’s office: 978-656-7600
200 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801
Serves Bedford, Burlington, Concord, Everett, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn
Southeast Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 508-677-1505 or 508-994-0156
ADA Coordinator: 508-677-1505
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-944-9502
Barnstable Session: Barnstable District Court
Note: This location is only open on Wednesdays. All filings and correspondence for this session should be sent to the New Bedford session.
Clerk’s office: 508-994-9233 Call New Bedford Session, 508-994-7538
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-994-9233
3195 Main St.
Barnstable, MA 02630
Serves Barnstable, Bass River, Bourne, Brewster, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Centerville, Chatham, Chilmark, Cotuit, Craigville, Cummaquaid, Dennis, Dennis Port, Eastham, Edgartown, Falmouth, Forestdale, Harwich, Hatchville, Hyannis, Hyannisport, Marston Mills, Mashpee, Monument Beach, Nantucket, New Seabury, Oaks Bluffs, Orleans, Osterville, Pleasant Lake, Pocasset, Provincetown, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Sandwich, Santuit, Silver Beach, Teaticket, Tisbury, Truro, Vineyard Haven, Waquoit, Wellfleet, Wianno, Woods Hole, Yarmouth and Yarmouth Port
Fall River Session: Fall River Trial Court
Clerk’s office: 508-672-9621
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-208-5906
289 Rock St.
Fall River, MA 02720
Serves Freetown, Westport, Fall River, Somerset and Swansea
Note: This location is only open on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. To contact the court during other business hours, call the clerk’s office for the Fall River session, listed above. Jury trials will be held in Taunton, listed below.
Clerk’s office: 508-994-7538
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-942-0369
139 Hathaway Road
New Bedford, MA 02746
Serves Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, New Bedford and Westport
Plymouth Session: Plymouth Trial Court
Clerk’s office: 508-747-8550
Tenancy Preservation Program: 508-930-5667
52 Obery St.
Plymouth, MA 02360
Serves Accord, Assinippi, Bryantville, Carver, South Carver, Duxbury, Greenbush, Green Harbour, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Humarock, Kingston, Lakeville, Manomet, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Onset, Pembroke, North Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Whitman, Wareham and West Wareham
Taunton Session: Taunton Trial Court
Clerk’s office: 508-977-4950
Tenancy Preservation Program: 781-267-3594
40 Broadway
Taunton, MA 02780
Serves Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Taunton
Western Housing Court
Housing Specialist Department: 413-748-7838
ADA Coordinator: 413-748-7840
Tenancy Preservation Program, Berkshire County: 413-344-4843
Tenancy Preservation Program, Pioneer Valley: 413-329-1829
Greenfield Session: Franklin County Justice Center
Note: This location is only open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings. It is served by the Springfield Housing Court clerk’s office. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Springfield session and jury trials will be held in Springfield.
Clerk’s office: 413-748-7838
43 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Serves Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell and Whately
Note: This location is only open on Monday mornings, and one Monday a month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for small claims cases. It is served by the Springfield Housing Court Clerk’s office. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Springfield session and jury trials will be held in Springfield.
Clerk’s office: 413-748-7838
116 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01305
Serves Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Ware, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington
Pittsfield Session: Berkshire County Courthouse
Note: This location is only open when court is in session on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on one Wednesday a month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for small claims cases. It is served by the Springfield Housing Court clerk’s office. All filings and correspondence for this session should also be sent to the Springfield session and jury trials will be held in Springfield.
Clerk’s office: 413-748-7838
76 East St., Room 2
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Serves Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, N. Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, W. Stockbridge, Williamstown and Windsor
Springfield Session: Hampden County Courthouse
Clerk’s office: 413-748-7838
37 Elm St.
Springfield, MA 01102
All mail for the Springfield session should be sent to 37 Elm St., P.O. Box 559, Springfield, MA 01102.
Serves Agawam, Blandford, Brimfield, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granville, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield, Westfield and Wilbraham
