Boston Code of Ordinances § 10-2

Citation: Boston Code of Ordinances § 10-2 (1)
Parent Document: Boston Code of Ordinances § 10-2
Jurisdiction: Boston (municipal)
Original Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-6542 ↗

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(1)   The Board shall require every landlord of rent controlled or vacancy decontrolled housing accommodations to pay an annual charge for services provided by the Board under this Section. Such charge shall be for such services as, without limitation, the Board’s cost of maintaining records regarding the landlord’s housing accommodations; the Board’s calculations of the landlord’s annual general adjustment of maximum rent; and the Board’s developing, mailing and otherwise providing printed information and forms regarding rent control, vacancy decontrol and other related matters. Such charge shall be established by the Board by regulation on a fiscal or calendar year basis and shall be charged per individual housing accommodation, whether such housing accommodation is occupied or unoccupied. The Board may establish a charge by subclass for such housing accommodations. Any such annual charge established by the Board shall be reflective of the costs incurred by the Board in providing services under this Section; provided, however, that in no event shall such annual charge be less than $12 nor more than $36 per year per individual housing accommodation. The annual charge shall be payable to the city by the landlord, and the Board shall establish by regulation the time, place and manner for such payment. The Board shall ensure that all charges collected pursuant to this Section are deposited with the Collector-Treasurer. After such payment has been made, the landlord may charge all or part of the annual charge for each such housing accommodation to the tenants thereof. For purposes of this Section, if the landlord so acts, said charge shall be rent, as defined by Subsection 10-1.2.

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