MA S716

Bill

MA S716

Authorizing municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/28/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes municipalities in Massachusetts to protect low and moderate-income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing. It defines "governmentally involved housing" as residential projects constructed, rehabilitated, or assisted through various federal and state housing programs. The bill restricts the ability of owners to evict tenants or remove units from low-income use without municipal approval, and requires owners to seek out and accept government housing resources to maintain long-term affordability. It also allows municipalities to establish local preferences, priorities, and income limits for these housing units, and to adopt ordinances and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the bill.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (14)

Harriette Chandler (D), Nick Collins (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Dan Donahue (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kevin Kuros (R), John Lawn (D), Jason Lewis (D), Thomas McGee (D), Mike Moore (D), Mike Rush (D), Frank Smizik (D),

Last Action

Reported from the committee on Senate Rules and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/28/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S716

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S716
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S716.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2246	Authorizing municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4744	Similar To
H3017	To preserve affordable housing through a local option tenant's right to purchase	Accompanied a study order, see H4744	Similar To
H683	Relative to rent escrow	Accompanied a study order, see H4744	Similar To
H716	Allowing local housing authorities access to criminal and other records of tenants and prospective tenants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H959	Preventing foreclosures by reducing administrative costs for small business property owners	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1128	Increasing recycling by landlords and tenants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2333	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Housing to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to expiring use	Reported by S716	Replaced by

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