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Sponsors pitch H.772 as compromise to curb evictions and fund rental‑arrears aid
Summary
Mark Mahali introduced H.772, a negotiated landlord‑tenant bill that would end no‑cause evictions, create an affidavit-and-show‑cause procedure for alleged violent or drug‑related tenants, shorten some procedural delays, and include a $1,000,000 rental‑arrears appropriation and tenant/landlord education funding.
Mark Mahali (Speaker 2), a director representing Plainfield Council in Marshfield, told the General & Housing Committee that H.772 is a negotiated compromise between landlord and tenant advocates intended to address rising rents, evictions and the risk of homelessness.
"The status quo with respect to landlord‑tenant law isn't great," Mahali said, summarizing months of talks with senators, tenant groups and landlord representatives. He said the bill was drafted explicitly as a compromise that gives each side elements they want while leaving out others.
A central change in H.772 is an end to no‑cause evictions, Mahali said, combined with a faster, cause‑based process…
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