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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2951 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1815
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susannah M. Whipps, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to equalize counsel in eviction proceedings.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Fred Elliott1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2951 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
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By Representative Whipps of Athol (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1815) of Fred Elliott relative to counsel in eviction summary process proceedings. The
Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to equalize counsel in eviction proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1: Section 46 of chapter 221 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016
2Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first sentence of the first
3paragraph the following:-
4 and further provided that nothing herein shall prohibit a trust, corporation or limited
5liability company, whether domestic or foreign, from representing itself in summary process
6proceedings.