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MA S1152
Bill
AI Summary
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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)
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Tenants who provide proper 30-day notice face no penalties or liability for the remaining lease term
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Prohibits property owners and housing subsidy providers from refusing to rent or denying assistance to applicants who previously terminated a lease under this provision
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Lease provisions waiving these termination rights are void and unenforceable
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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