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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2104 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1947
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Orlando Ramos
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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 small landlords.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Orlando Ramos9th Hampden1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2104 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
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By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1947) of
Orlando Ramos relative to procedures for certain landlords in housing court. The Judiciary.
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 small landlords.
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 7 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 A landlord that is a limited liability company formed pursuant to chapter 156C, and
4which owns and leases 10 or fewer residential dwelling units, may be represented in proceedings
5under this chapter by one of its officers or managers, regardless of whether the officer or
6manager is an attorney licensed to practice law; provided, that separate limited liability
7companies that share any of the same officers or managers shall be considered a single limited
8liability company for the purposes of calculating the number of properties owned and leased
9pursuant to this section.