General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 40P The Massachusetts Rent Control Prohibition Act

• Massachusetts General Laws - Title - Chapter 40P, Section 1
  This chapter shall be known as The Massachusetts Rent Control Prohibition Act.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose - Chapter 40P, Section 2
  The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform statewide policy that broadly prohibits any regulatory scheme based upon or implementing rent control, except...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Definition of rent control - Chapter 40P, Section 3
  For purposes of this chapter, the words “rent control” shall mean: (a) any regulation that in any way requires below-market rents for residential properties; and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - General prohibition; exception - Chapter 40P, Section 4
  No city or town may enact, maintain or enforce rent control of any kind, except that any city or town that accepts this chapter may...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Preemption - Chapter 40P, Section 5
  Because rent control is a matter of statewide concern, this chapter shall preempt, supersede or nullify any inconsistent, contrary or conflicting state or local law.

Last modified: September 11, 2015