MA H2020

Allows tenants who are 65+ years old, disabled (per ADA definition), or earning at or below 80% of area median income to terminate leases early without penalty when accepted into qualifying housing programs

Requires 30 days written notice to property owners before termination, after which tenants face no liability for the remaining lease term

Qualifying housing includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, public housing, publicly-assisted housing, age-restricted housing (55+), and low/moderate income housing under Chapter 40B

Prohibits property owners from refusing to rent to applicants, and housing subsidy providers from denying assistance, based on a previous lease termination under this law

Any lease provision waiving these tenant rights is void and unenforceable; superior court, housing court, district court, and Boston municipal court have jurisdiction to enforce violations