61 Lafayette St, Apt 1, Fall River, MA 02723

Rent is $1,850 per month for this first-floor apartment in Fall River's Eastside. The landlord pays City of Fall River water and sewer, so those charges do not arrive as a separate tenant bill. You pay electricity and gas on top of the sticker rent. There is no application fee. Last month's rent is $0. The basement washer hookup is optional and costs an extra $100 a month, so the $1,850 stands alone if you skip laundry on site.

The security deposit is $1,850, equal to one month's rent. Under M.G.L. c.186 §15B, a Massachusetts landlord may collect at most first month's rent, last month's rent, a security deposit capped at one month, and the actual cost of a new lock and key. This Eastside unit collects first month plus that one-month deposit and skips last month. Nothing in the $1,850 deposit exceeds the one-month cap in that statute.

Move-in is $3,700: first month's rent of $1,850 plus a $1,850 security deposit. Last month's rent is $0, and there is no application fee. M.G.L. c.186 §15B is the Massachusetts ceiling on move-in charges, and this 61 Lafayette Street tenancy stays inside it by collecting two payments only. The optional $100 monthly washer hookup is not due at signing unless you choose to use the basement hookup.

Unit 1 is offered as a Tenant At Will agreement, month to month, at $1,850. There is no fixed 12-month term on this Fall River listing. Either party can end the tenancy with proper written notice under M.G.L. c.186 §12, generally one full rental period or 30 days. If you want a longer fixed term, raise it when you tour and the owner can decide whether to offer one.

This is a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment of about 1,300 square feet on the first floor, one of three units at 61 Lafayette Street. You come in a side entrance to a kitchen, a dining parlor with wood columns, and a living room, then three bedrooms. A door connects two of the bedrooms. Each bedroom has a closet. The first-floor entry means no flight of stairs between the sidewalk and the apartment door.

No. There is no off-street parking with Unit 1. Parking is on the street only, along Lafayette Street and the surrounding Eastside blocks. Plan on curb space for your car, guests, and deliveries, and follow posted City of Fall River rules, including winter snow-emergency restrictions. This three-family does not include a driveway space, garage, or assigned lot with the $1,850 rent.

No. Pets are not allowed at 61 Lafayette Street, Unit 1, under the owner's policy, and that covers the apartment and the common areas of this three-family. Dogs and cats are not part of this rental. If you need a service animal or an assistance animal as a reasonable accommodation, that request is handled under fair housing law separately from the pet rule, and you can raise it when you apply.

A basement hookup is available for an extra $100 a month, and it is limited to a high-efficiency washer that you bring. The $100 is optional. If you do not use the hookup, you pay the $1,850 rent only. There is no washer supplied and no basement storage. If you would rather not bring a machine, Fall River Laundry Company at 1219 Pleasant Street, about 0.8 miles west, offers card-operated machines and wash-dry-fold at (508) 678-9003.

The landlord pays water and sewer through the City of Fall River. The tenant pays electricity and gas, plus cable and internet if you want them. Electricity in Fall River is delivered by National Grid at (800) 322-3223, with outages at 1-800-465-1212. Natural gas is delivered by Liberty Utilities at 1-800-544-4944, and the gas emergency line is 1-800-936-7000. Budget those accounts on top of the $1,850 rent.

Heat is gas, through radiators, on the tenant's Liberty Utilities account at 1-800-544-4944. There is no central air. Cooling is by window air conditioner, and the living room has a plug at a window for a unit. Because heat is tenant-paid gas, winter bills at this Eastside address move with usage rather than sitting inside the $1,850 rent. National Grid at (800) 322-3223 covers the electricity that runs a window unit.

The kitchen comes with a refrigerator and a gas stove, both already in the apartment. The stove runs on the tenant's Liberty Utilities gas account. A dishwasher and a microwave are not listed. No washer is included. The basement high-efficiency washer hookup is a separate $100 a month if you supply the machine. Check the refrigerator and gas stove on your tour of 61 Lafayette Street so you know their condition before you sign.

Yes. Source of income is a protected class in Massachusetts under M.G.L. c.151B, so Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), VASH, and RAFT are accepted at 61 Lafayette Street, Unit 1. Voucher holders are screened on the same standards as every other applicant. Bring your voucher paperwork to the tour so the $1,850 rent can be checked against your program's payment standard.

Tour the apartment first, then submit an application. Screening covers credit, income, rental history, and references, applied the same way to every applicant under Massachusetts fair housing law, including M.G.L. c.151B. There is no application fee. Fortified Realty Group LLC handles leasing for this owner-managed building. Questions about paperwork for 61 Lafayette Street, Unit 1, can go to the Fortified office at (508) 671-7228.

The owner manages this three-family after you move in, including rent and day-to-day decisions at 61 Lafayette Street. Fortified Realty Group LLC is the leasing agent: tours, the listing, and the application. Fortified does not manage the building. That split is specific to this Eastside apartment. To see Unit 1, use the scheduling link on the listing or call Fortified at (508) 671-7228.

Once you are a tenant, maintenance and repair requests go to the owner, because the owner manages 61 Lafayette Street. You will get that contact at signing for heat, plumbing, and other service issues. During leasing, if you need a condition question answered before you apply, call Fortified Realty Group at (508) 671-7228 and the office will relay it. Fortified coordinates the showing, not the work orders after move-in.

The lead paint status for 61 Lafayette Street, Unit 1, is unknown. Public records list the three-family as built in 1900, which is before the 1978 cutoff. Under M.G.L. c.111 §197 and the Massachusetts Lead Law, the owner must disclose known lead information and provide the state tenant lead notification before you sign. Ask for that paperwork, especially if a child under six will live here. Fortified can point you to it at (508) 671-7228.

Eastside here is the Lafayette Street block between Eastern Avenue and Bedford Street, east of Pleasant Street. Saint Anne's Hospital at 795 Middle Street is about 2.2 miles and a 5-minute drive west. I-195 west toward Providence is about 25 minutes, and Route 24 north toward Boston via I-93 is about an hour. The MBTA Fall River Depot at 825 Davol Street, on the Fall River/New Bedford Line, is about 3 miles northwest, a 6-minute drive, with $4 weekday parking.

Atlas Pizza at 761 Eastern Avenue covers pizza and grinders about 0.8 miles south. CVS Pharmacy at 550 Pleasant Street, (508) 678-3945, handles prescriptions about 1.1 miles west, including a drive-thru pharmacy. Fall River Laundry Company at 1219 Pleasant Street, (508) 678-9003, is about 0.8 miles away for card-operated laundry and wash-dry-fold. Saint Anne's Hospital at 795 Middle Street is the nearest hospital, and Fall River Depot on the MBTA Fall River/New Bedford Line is about 3 miles northwest.

Open the Fortified listing at https://fortifiedrealty.net/rent/61-lafayette-st-1-fall-river/ and use the scheduling link on that page to pick a showing time. The calendar shows open slots for this first-floor 3-bedroom. If you want to ask about street parking, the $100 washer hookup, or the month-to-month lease before you visit, call Fortified Realty at (508) 671-7228. There is no application fee to apply after the tour.