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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3599 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1497
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle M. DuBois
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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 relative to avoiding senior homelessness and maintaining senior housing stabilization of
rents.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3599 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1497
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1497) of
Michelle M. DuBois relative to the stabilization of rents in cities and towns facing distress in the
housing market. Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1318 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to avoiding senior homelessness and maintaining senior housing stabilization of
rents.
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 40P:2 of chapter 40P of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after "Voluntary and uncoerced", in line 5, the
3following-
4 (except as described in Chapter 40P:3, section d)
5 SECTION 2. Section 40P:3 of Chapter 40P of the General Laws, as appearing in the
62020 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding section (d)-
7 Section (d). Exception. When individuals over 60 years reside in rental properties sold to
8a new owner there shall be a limit on the size of annual rent increases for the individual's rental 2 of 2
9unit within its jurisdiction if the tenant agrees to apply and/or shows they are on a waitlist for
10public housing, provided that:
11 (1)Said annual limit shall not exceed the annual change in the Consumer Price Index
12for the applicable area in which the city or town is situated, or five percent, whichever is less, for
13the term of 5 years;
14 (2)Any dwelling unit offered for rent shall be subject to this act; however, any such
15unit in an owner-occupied building with two dwelling units or less or any unit whose rent is
16otherwise subject to regulation by a public authority shall be expressly excluded from this
17provision. This provision shall apply to dwelling units in the private housing market;
18 (3)City or towns shall ensure that limited rent control of dwelling units governed by
19this measure are eligible to seniors with income at or below 80 percent of Area Median Income.