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While eviction laws vary by region, most state and local legislation mirrors the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) or the Model Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. [2] Eviction procedures are also regulated by common law—law based on legal precedents, rather than formal statutes. [2] In other words, when no written law applies ...
The court was established by the state legislature in 1971 as the Boston Housing Court and started its operation in August 1972. [2] It handles summary proceedings for possession of land, also known as summary process. The court is one division of the Massachusetts Housing Court. [3] The Eastern Division has sessions in Boston, Chelsea, and ...
New Jersey was the first state to pass a just-cause eviction law in 1974. [1] Interest in these laws has grown in recent years with California passing a just-cause eviction law in 2019 [4] and Oregon passing a bill enumerating valid causes for evicting tenants the same year. [5] Washington passed a similar bill in 2021. [6]
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy rolled out series of reforms limiting reliance on hotels and motels to shelter the homeless as her state faces $1.1 billion in annual costs tied to the migrant crisis.
Just cause eviction, also known as good cause eviction, describes laws that aim to provide tenants protection from unreasonable evictions, rent hikes, and non-renewal of lease agreements. These laws allow tenants to challenge evictions in court when they are not considered to be legitimate evictions. [ 13 ]
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In December 2020, the New York State Legislature passed a state moratorium on evictions. [11] In May 2021, the legislature extended the moratorium until August 31. [12] The Supreme Court struck down a provision of the state moratorium that protected people who filed a form declaring economic hardship, rather than providing evidence in court. [13]
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