MA H342

Bill

MA H342

To promote equity among lessors

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require that real estate brokers fees be paid by lessors. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 87DDD1/2 of Chapter 112 to require that real estate brokers' fees be paid solely by the lessor (landlord) of a residential dwelling, and cannot be transferred to or paid by any other party, such as the lessee (tenant). This change aims to promote equity among lessors by ensuring they bear the responsibility for these fees, rather than passing them on to the lessees.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Carole Fiola (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Steven Howitt (R), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4452 (on 02/26/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H342

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H342
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H342.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1081	Relative to real estate disclosure forms	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1524	Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1545	Removing the requirement to provide notice to the department of mental health of a license granted to a guardian to sell real estate	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1769	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H2496	Relative to privately owned public use airport real estate taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2551	Promoting urban agriculture and horticulture	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2876	Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H3691	Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4208	Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4452	Relative to consumer rights of renters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Replaced by
S1666	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1745	Authorizing a city or town to designate a check-off on its real estate tax bills and to establish an economic aid fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S2052	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2318	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S773	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1081

Relative to real estate disclosure forms

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1524

Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1545

Removing the requirement to provide notice to the department of mental health of a license granted to a guardian to sell real estate

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1769

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H2496

Relative to privately owned public use airport real estate taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2551

Promoting urban agriculture and horticulture

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2876

Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H3691

Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H4208

Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H4452

Relative to consumer rights of renters

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Replaced by

S1666

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1745

Authorizing a city or town to designate a check-off on its real estate tax bills and to establish an economic aid fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S2052

Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2318

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S773

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

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