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MA H2103

Enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants

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Introduced
02/16/2023
In Committee
05/30/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill enables cities and towns in Massachusetts to pass local ordinances or bylaws to limit annual rent increases and require just cause for tenant evictions for certain dwelling units. Key provisions include: - Repealing the existing Chapter 40P law, which prohibited municipalities from regulating rent or evictions. - Allowing cities and towns to adopt an ordinance or bylaw capping annual rent increases at the lower of 5% or the change in the Consumer Price Index. - Requiring landlords to have just cause for initiating an eviction or not renewing a lease, such as non-payment of rent, lease violations, or the owner seeking to occupy the unit as their primary residence. - Exempting certain types of housing like owner-occupied buildings with 4 or fewer units, dormitories, and new construction. - Requiring municipalities to report data on the implementation of these policies to the state's housing department. - Providing tenants the ability to seek remedies under the state's consumer protection law for any violations.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (46)

Sam Montaño (D)*,  Dave Rogers (D)*,  Jenny Armini (D),  Shirley Arriaga (D),  Brian Ashe (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Manny Cruz (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Pat Duffy (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Brandy Fluker Oakley (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Judith García (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Russell Holmes (D),  Kevin Honan (D),  Vanna Howard (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Rita Mendes (D),  Frank Moran (D),  Jim O'Day (D),  Steve Owens (D),  Adrianne Ramos (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Estela Reyes (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Margaret Scarsdale (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Chynah Tyler (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Susannah Whipps (I),  Bud Williams (D),  Chris Worrell (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5035 (on 09/09/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2103
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2103.pdf
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