Directly from the tenant rights section on mass.gov:

"Kitchens: The landlord must provide within the kitchen: a sink of sufficient size and capacity for washing dishes and kitchen utensils, a stove and oven in good repair (unless your written lease requires you to provide your own), and space and proper facilities for the installation of a refrigerator. The landlord does not have to provide a refrigerator. If a refrigerator is provided, however, the landlord must keep it in working order."

Probably depends what kind of lease they signed, you can exempt yourself from most any rights by signing some stupid crap.