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Committee recommends condo-conversion changes to boost tenant protections and relocation pay
Summary
The Somerville City Committee on Legislative Matters voted 4-0 to recommend amendments to sections 7-64 and 7-65 of the city code that would raise relocation payments and extend notice periods for units last used as rentals, aiming to reduce displacement.
The Somerville City Committee on Legislative Matters voted 4-0 to recommend approval of amendments to sections 7-64 and 7-65 of the city code that would increase relocation payments for displaced tenants and lengthen notice periods for units that were formerly rented.
The amendments, presented by Morena Salaya, Housing Policy Coordinator and staff to the Condo Review Board, would raise relocation payments to $14,000 for tenants who are not entitled to enhanced protections and $18,000 for tenants who are seniors, disabled or low- to moderate-income. The proposal would also change the notice period for vacant units that were last used as rentals from one year to two years.
Salaya told the committee the two changes grew out of work by an Anti-Displacement Task Force and a condo-ordinance working group. "We are proposing for those to be increased to $14,000 for tenants that are not…
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