Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40P, § 3 (2026)

Definition of rent control

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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

(b) any regulation that is part of a regulatory scheme of rent control as defined in clause (a), including the regulation of occupancy, services, evictions, condominium conversion and the removal of properties from such rent control scheme; except that

(c) this definition does not include the regulation of, or agreements affecting, publicly owned housing, publicly subsidized housing, federally assisted housing, or mobile homes.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2008 · leading case: Gross v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., Inc., 718 N.E.2d 383 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999).

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Gross v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., Inc., 718 N.E.2d 383 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 5× “” G. L. c. 40P, § 3(c). Shortly after the passage of the initiative petition, the Legislature enacted a “limited transitional statute .”

Fore L Realty Trust v. McManus, 884 N.E.2d 994 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008). “Fore L argues that the definition of rent control in G. L. c. 40P, § 3, and the omission in c.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40P, § 3(c) — 1 case

Gross v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., Inc., 718 N.E.2d 383 (Mass. App. Ct. 1999). “” G. L. c. 40P, § 3(c). Shortly after the passage of the initiative petition, the Legislature enacted a “limited transitional statute .”

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