MA H1825

Bill

MA H1825

To hold property owners accountable for recurring public nuisance

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to holding property owners accountable for recurring municipal public nuisance complaints. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill aims to make property owners responsible for costs associated with repeated public nuisance complaints at their properties. Specifically, if a location receives 10 police calls related to complaints within a year, the property owner will be charged for any subsequent police calls and other expenses incurred by the police department or municipality. Any money collected from these charges will be returned to the municipality, and the enforcement of these provisions will be up to the discretion of the local Chief of Police or other designated authority.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (7)

Bruce Ayers (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Michelle DuBois (D), James Murphy (D), Tom Stanley (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4115 (on 03/23/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1825

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1825
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1825
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1825.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H151	Exempting certain fraternal organizations from the tax of sales of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H4639	Similar To
H2438	Providing for property tax relief for small business owners	Accompanied a study order, see H4639	Similar To
H2939	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Similar To
H2940	Relative to increasing the fine for handicap parking violations for city/town implementation and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Similar To
H4115	To hold property owners accountable for recurring public nuisance	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Replaced by
H617	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To

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