| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4474 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 21, 2024. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to |
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| 6 | 6 | | whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 264) of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Tackey Chan for legislation to prohibit certain supplemental fees levied |
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| 8 | 8 | | against prospective tenants or current tenants, the petition (accompanied |
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| 9 | 9 | | by bill, House, No. 298) of William C. Galvin and Michelle M. DuBois |
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| 10 | 10 | | relative to tenant agents, the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 389) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to require that real |
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| 12 | 12 | | estate brokers fees be paid by lessors, and the petition (accompanied by |
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| 13 | 13 | | bill, House, No. 398) of Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to limit fees |
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| 14 | 14 | | charged by licensed brokers or salespersons in rental real estate |
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| 15 | 15 | | transactions, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, |
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| 16 | 16 | | No. 4474) ought to pass. |
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| 17 | 17 | | For the committee, |
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| 18 | 18 | | TACKEY CHAN. 1 of 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | FILED ON: 2/6/2024 |
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| 20 | 20 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4474 |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to consumer rights of renters. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 15B of chapter 186 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 (10) A lessor, or agent thereof, of a residential property shall not require the signing of a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4lease more than three months in advance of the termination date of the current lease. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 SECTION 2. Section 87DDD1/2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following two sentences: - Such licensed broker |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7or salesman may solely contract with a prospective tenant to locate for rent residential or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8commercial real property for a tenant and present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord's |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant, or may solely contract to find a tenant for a property |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10with a landlord or landlord’s agent. Any fee shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11originally engaged and entered into a contract with the licensed broker or salesman. |
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