Bill > S891

This bill aims to restore Boston's governmentally-involved housing protection. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Authorizing the City of Boston to regulate the rent for governmentally-involved or formerly governmentally-involved housing units, to the extent not preempted by federal law, in order to address a serious public emergency and prevent the displacement of low-income residents, particularly the elderly and disabled. 2. Defining "governmentally-involved housing" and "formerly governmentally-involved housing" based on various federal and state housing programs and regulations. 3. Establishing the process for the City to set maximum rents, including allowing for individual adjustments to ensure a fair net operating income for property owners. 4. Restricting the grounds for eviction of tenants in governmentally-involved or formerly governmentally-involved housing. 5. Requiring owners to seek and accept available government housing resources to maintain affordability, and allowing the City to establish local preferences and income limits for admission. 6. Providing the City's official body with the authority to enforce the provisions of the bill and any related ordinances, rules, or regulations. 7. Exempting the ordinances adopted under this bill from the provisions of Chapter 40P of the Massachusetts General Laws.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S891