An Act relative to manufactured housing
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/13/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5352↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 10/29/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Friday, October 31, 2025 |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| 6/2/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 |
| 5/27/2025 | Joint | |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Housing |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J28 | Accompanied | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H1513 | An Act relative to manufactured housing communities | Active |
| H3201 | An Act relative to tax credits for residents in manufactured housing communities | Active |
| H4228 | An Act providing for rent regulation and control of evictions in manufactured housing parks in the town of Athol | Active |
| H5128 | An Act providing for the establishment of a board to oversee use and occupancy payments for manufactured housing community accommodations in the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts | Active |
| S1019 | An Act relative to manufactured housing communities | Active |
| S2652 | An Act authorizing the city of Taunton to establish a separate billing rate for water supplied to manufactured housing communities | Active |
| S2828 | An Act relative to manufactured housing communities | Active |
| S990 | An Act relative to manufactured housing communities | Active |
Subsection (2) of Section 32L of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 6 and 8 by striking out the words “or change in rent”.
Subsection (2) of Section 32L of said Chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting the following words after the existing text:- “Any change in rent that does not apply uniformly to all manufactured home tenants of a similar class shall create a rebuttable presumption that such change in rent is unfair. With respect to any change in rent, differences in the year of entry into an occupancy agreement or tenancy shall render otherwise similar classes dissimilar under this subsection. Subsection (2) shall apply retroactively.”
SECTION 1. Subsection (2) of Section 32L of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 6 and 8 by striking out the words “or change in rent”. SECTION 2. Subsection (2) of Section 32L of said Chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting the following words after the existing text:- “Any change in rent that does not apply uniformly to all manufactured home tenants of a similar class shall create a rebuttable presumption that such change in rent is unfair. With respect to any change in rent, differences in the year of entry into an occupancy agreement or tenancy shall render otherwise similar classes dissimilar under this subsection. Subsection (2) shall apply retroactively.”