10-11.4 Required Notice.
(A) When a landlord or foreclosing owner serves the tenant or former homeowners any notice to quit or notice of lease nonrenewal or expiration, such landlord or foreclosing owner shall, at the same time, also serve a copy of said notice to quit or notice of lease nonrenewal or expiration on the city’s Office of Housing Stability using the city’s electronic landlord portal. All notice to quit or notice of lease nonrenewal or expiration to tenant or former homeowners shall also include a notice of basic housing rights and resources, containing a list of organizations available to assist tenants and/or former homeowners with their contact information on a form or forms prepared by the city’s Office of Housing Stability, which shall be attached thereto. Where a landlord or foreclosing owner is exercising a right of lease nonrenewal or expiration, the owner shall give such written notice prepared by the city’s Office of Housing Stability to the tenant at least 30 days prior to commencing any summary process action against the tenant or former homeowner. Such notice to tenants shall be provided in-hand, or by certified mail and electronic mail.
(B) Notwithstanding M.G.L. Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause 26(c) and the privacy rights therein, a tenant may allow the city to disclose the tenant’s information to a public advocacy organization.
(CBC 1985 10-11.4; Ord. 2020 c. 5 § 1; Ord. 2021 c. 7 §§ 1-2)