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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4503 FILED ON: 3/12/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3922
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly
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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 requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a
licensed broker.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mike Connolly26th Middlesex3/12/2025Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex3/16/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex3/12/2025Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex3/12/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4503 FILED ON: 3/12/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3922
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3922) of
Mike Connolly and others relative to broker fees in the city of Somerville. Housing. [Local
Approval Received.]
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 requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a
licensed broker.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in the city of
2Somerville, any person who performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered
3pursuant to sections 87PP to 87DDD1/2, inclusive, of chapter 112 of the General Laws may
4solely contract with a prospective tenant to find for rent residential property for a tenant and
5present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord’s agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant
6or may solely contract with a landlord or landlord’s agent to find a tenant for a property. Any fee
7shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a
8contract with the licensed broker or salesperson.
9 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.