85 Massasoit St, Apt 3L, Fall River, MA 02723

Rent is $1,695 per month at 85 Massasoit Street, Unit 3L, in The Flint. The landlord pays water and sewer. You pay electricity through National Grid (800-322-3223), natural gas through Liberty Utilities (1-800-544-4944), plus heat, hot water, cable, and internet. Forced-hot-air heat runs on that Liberty account, so winter gas sits on top of rent. There is no broker fee and no application fee.

The security deposit is $1,695, matching one month of rent. Under M.G.L. c.186 §15B, a Massachusetts landlord may collect first month, last month, a deposit no larger than one month's rent, and the actual cost of a new lock and key — nothing else. This Flint unit takes first month plus that one-month deposit and lists last month's rent at $0, which stays inside the statute.

Plan on $3,390 at signing: $1,695 first month plus the $1,695 security deposit. Last month's rent is $0. Fortified charges no application fee. Open a National Grid electric account and a Liberty Utilities gas account before you haul furniture up two flights, because heat and hot water are on your gas bill. That two-check total starts this 725-square-foot two-bedroom.

Unit 3L rents as a Tenant At Will (TAW) tenancy — month to month, not a locked 12-month lease. Either side ends it with proper written notice under M.G.L. c.186 §12, which is one full rental period or 30 days, whichever is longer. Monthly rent stays $1,695. If a voucher administrator or employer needs a longer written term, raise that when you tour with Fortified Realty Group.

Unit 3L is a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment of about 725 square feet on the third floor of a six-unit building at 85 Massasoit Street. Two flights of stairs sit between the curb and your door, and wash days add a trip down to the basement coin machines. The layout is two real bedrooms plus a kitchen, living area, and one full bath — not a one-bedroom stretched with a den.

No. There is no off-street parking with Unit 3L. You park on the street along Massasoit Street and the surrounding Flint blocks off Pleasant Street and Quequechan Street. The City of Fall River does not run a citywide residential permit program on most of these streets, so you do not buy a sticker, but curb space changes by hour and posted winter snow-emergency rules still apply. Arrive earlier in the evening if you want a spot closer to the walk-up.

Yes, with a caveat: pets are allowed on a case-by-case basis at the landlord's discretion. Submit breed, weight, age, vaccination records, and rental history with the application so Fortified can take the request to the owner. That household-pet path is separate from a documented service or assistance animal, which is reviewed as a reasonable accommodation under M.G.L. c.151B and federal fair housing rules.

There is no in-unit washer or dryer. Coin-operated machines are in the basement of 85 Massasoit Street, shared among the six units. Bring quarters or whatever payment the machines take, and plan the stair trip from this third-floor left unit down to the basement. You skip the laundromat drive for everyday loads, but you share the room with other tenants on busy weekend evenings.

The landlord pays water and sewer. You open electricity with National Grid, Massachusetts Electric Company, at 800-322-3223 (outages 1-800-465-1212). Natural gas, heat, and hot water run through Liberty Utilities at 1-800-544-4944, with gas emergencies at 1-800-936-7000. Cable and internet are on you — many Pleasant Street corridor renters use Comcast Xfinity. Those accounts sit on top of the $1,695 rent, especially through a Fall River winter on forced hot air.

Heat is gas-fired forced hot air through ducts and vents, and the gas account is in your name with Liberty Utilities (1-800-544-4944), Fall River's natural gas company — not National Grid and not Eversource. Hot water is also tenant-paid on that Liberty bill. Cooling is window AC only; there is no central air in this six-unit building. Budget a higher Liberty bill December through March and a National Grid bump when the window unit runs on the third floor.

The kitchen includes a refrigerator, stove, and microwave supplied with the unit. There is no in-unit washer or dryer — wash days run on the basement coin-ops shared by the six households. Inspect the refrigerator, stove, and microwave during your tour of this 725-square-foot third-floor apartment so you know their condition before the $3,390 move-in at 85 Massasoit Street, Unit 3L.

Yes. Source of income is a protected class in Massachusetts under M.G.L. c.151B, so Housing Choice Section 8 vouchers, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), VASH, and RAFT assistance are accepted on the same terms as market-rate applicants. Bring your payment standard and voucher packet to the tour so Fortified can confirm the $1,695 rent works for your program before you apply for Unit 3L.

After you walk Unit 3L, submit a rental application that Fortified reviews for credit, income, rental history, and references under Massachusetts fair housing standards, including source-of-income protections in M.G.L. c.151B. There is no application fee and no broker fee. See the third-floor stairs, street-only parking, basement coin laundry, and any pet request first, then apply if the $1,695 rent and $3,390 move-in fit. Call Fortified Realty at (508) 671-7228 with screening questions.

Fortified Realty Group LLC, a licensed Massachusetts real estate brokerage, handles leasing, tours, rent collection, and tenant communication for Unit 3L at 85 Massasoit Street. Fortified works Fall River, New Bedford, and the wider South Coast, so you deal with one local manager instead of hunting down an absentee owner. Questions about this Flint two-bedroom go to the Fortified office at (508) 671-7228 — phone only, no email on this listing.

Once you have keys, report repairs to Fortified Realty Group at (508) 671-7228. Fortified logs the request and sends a licensed plumber, electrician, or HVAC tech for this six-unit Massasoit Street building. Smell gas? Leave, call 911, then Liberty Utilities at 1-800-936-7000, then Fortified. For heat loss, leaks, or electrical outages, use the Fortified line first so the job is documented and dispatched.

Lead paint status for 85 Massasoit Street, Unit 3L, is listed as unknown. Under M.G.L. c.111 §197 and the Massachusetts Lead Law, owners of pre-1978 housing must disclose known lead information and give the state tenant lead notification at signing. Ask Fortified at (508) 671-7228 for the current disclosure packet before you sign, especially if a child under six will live on this third floor.

The Flint is a walkable Fall River neighborhood around Pleasant Street, Quequechan Street, and Eastern Avenue, with Lafayette Park's 11 acres a few blocks east. Saint Anne's Hospital at 795 Middle Street is about 1.3 miles west. I-195 at the Pleasant Street interchange runs west toward Providence in about 25 minutes; Route 24 north to I-93 puts Boston around an hour. Fall River Depot at 825 Davol Street on the South Coast Rail Fall River/New Bedford Line is about 1.7 miles north — opened March 24, 2025.

From 85 Massasoit Street, White Rose Bakery at 1642 Pleasant Street covers Portuguese bread and Sunday malassadas, Walgreens at 933 Pleasant Street inside Flint Village Plaza fills prescriptions, and PriceRite Marketplace at 866 Pleasant Street handles budget grocery runs about three-tenths of a mile north. Lafayette Park on Eastern Avenue is the neighborhood green space. Fall River Depot at 825 Davol Street on the Fall River/New Bedford Line is about 1.7 miles north.

Open the Fortified scheduling link on the listing page at fortifiedrealty.net/rent/85-massasoit-st-3l-fall-river/ to pick a showing slot for this third-floor two-bedroom — the calendar shows live openings so you can book without phone tag. Want to talk through the walk-up stairs, street-only parking, basement coin laundry, pet request, or the $3,390 move-in before you visit? Call Fortified Realty at (508) 671-7228 and the team will lock in a time.