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Petition for a Brookline tenant 'statement of rights' advances amid legal questions
Summary
Petitioners asked the Select Board to require a town‑published statement of tenants’ rights and delivery of that statement when eviction‑related notices are issued, but the board deferred action and asked for further legal and operational review.
Petitioners asked the Select Board to approve a warrant article that would direct town staff to create and maintain a Brookline‑specific statement of tenants’ rights and to provide that statement to tenants when they receive an eviction‑related notice.
Proponents said the statement would assemble locally relevant legal resources, human‑services contact information and inspection complaint instructions in one place and make the resource a "vital document" readily available on the town website. "When a notice to quit is delivered, tenants often do not know what resources are available or where to turn," said Alec Leibovitz, a petitioner.
Because state law limits municipal…
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