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Attorney groups and legal services urge limits on tenant junk fees and clearer fee disclosures
Summary
Legal services, consumer advocates and tenant representatives asked the committee to limit upfront and recurring rental fees (application, background, payment‑portal, renewal, attorney fee practices), cap late fees, and prohibit treating many fees as rent to avoid eviction consequences.
A panel of legal advocates urged the Joint Committee on Housing to pass bills that limit or ban common rental housing ‘‘junk fees’’ and close loopholes that let brokers or third parties impose upfront costs.
Speakers from the National Consumer Law Center, Greater Boston Legal Services and Massachusetts Law Reform Institute gave concrete examples: application and background check…
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