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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 362 FILED ON: 1/12/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 982 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Lydia Edwards |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to plan, preserve, and protect. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 362 FILED ON: 1/12/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 982 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 982) of Lydia Edwards for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to create the Anti -Displacement Pilot Program. Housing. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act to plan, preserve, and protect. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 16G.5 is hereby amended by inserting the following after subsection c, the |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2following:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 A city or town may apply to participate in a tenant’s opportunity to purchase pilot |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4program in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 of the General Laws. The application |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5will be forwarded to the executive office of housing and livable communities for review and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6selection of specific zip codes that meet the criteria of the Anti -Displacement Pilot Program. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 The pilot program shall create regulations and standards for no more than fifteen zip |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8codes to participate. Eligible applicants include: (i) a city or town with zip codes with a high |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9percentage of rental units at no less than 70 per cent; (ii) a displacement crisis measured by |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10evictions and applications for Residential Assistance for Families in Transition; and (iii) a high |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11poverty rate measured by the percentage of people living at or below the federal poverty line. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12The office shall promulgate regulations with stakeholders by December 31, 2025, and shall 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13accept applicants by June 30, 2026. The pilot program shall last for 5 years and shall end with |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14the office producing a report that shall address recommendations for improvement, expansion, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15continuance, or termination. |
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