Under a new law recently signed into effect, namely, the Affordable Homes Act as Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024, which became effective in Massachusetts in May 2025 tenants can now petition the Court to seal their records for various eviction cases, under certain circumstances.
Though smoking has always been an issue for landlords, marijuana smoke has increasingly become an issue since the recreational use of marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, dispensaries became more prevalent, and even more people started using (or openly using) cannabis. Massachusetts landlords retain the right to regulate marijuana smoking or vaping within their properties.
When the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) took effect on March 27, 2020 it had wide ranging implications for the healthcare system, it appropriated billions of dollars in economic aid, and it included a 120-day eviction moratorium as well as other provisions related to housing.
When the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) took effect on March 27, 2020 it had wide ranging implications for the healthcare system, it appropriated billions of dollars in economic aid, and it included a 120-day eviction moratorium as well as other provisions related to housing.
The Massachusetts Housing Court system recently issued an Interim Standing Order 1-23 that will change many of the Court’s procedures regarding Summary Process (eviction) cases.
Granting Reasonable Accommodations and/or Reasonable Modifications in the Commonwealth