Bill > H3924

This bill aims to enable local options for tenant protections. The key provisions are: 1. It allows municipalities to regulate rent and evictions for multi-family housing, including providing for rent control measures and income-eligibility requirements. 2. It enables municipalities to regulate rents, minimum standards, and evictions for manufactured housing communities. 3. It allows municipalities to regulate the conversion of housing to condominiums and cooperatives, including through a condominium review board. 4. It provides for a "just cause" eviction policy, requiring landlords to demonstrate specific grounds to evict tenants. 5. It offers foreclosure protections for tenants and former homeowners, requiring notice and specific justifications for eviction. 6. It establishes a "roll back" provision limiting rent increases to the prior year's amount. 7. It allows municipalities to regulate tenant deposits and fees, including requiring installment payment options. 8. It enables municipalities to establish "anti-displacement zones" where the tenant protection measures can be targeted to areas experiencing displacement of low- to middle-income households. Overall, the bill aims to empower local governments to adopt a range of tenant protection policies to address housing affordability and displacement concerns in their communities.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3924