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MA S1152

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jason Lewis

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Allows tenants who are 65+ years old, disabled, or earning at/below 80% of area median income to terminate rental agreements with 30 days written notice when accepted into qualifying housing (nursing homes, assisted living, public housing, age-restricted housing, or low/moderate income housing)

  • Tenants who provide proper 30-day notice face no penalties or liability for the remaining lease term

  • Prohibits property owners and housing subsidy providers from refusing to rent or denying assistance to applicants who previously terminated a lease under this provision

  • Lease provisions waiving these termination rights are void and unenforceable

  • Grants jurisdiction to superior court, housing court, district court, and Boston municipal court to enforce violations

Legislative Description

Relative to rental protections for elderly, disabled and low-to-middle income tenants

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/5/2026
Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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