SECTION 1-Chapter 40P of the General Laws is hereby suspended in Sections 2, 3, and 4 for the duration and 30 days following the COVID-19 state and federal state of emergency declarations of March, 2020.
SECTION 2-Chapter 40P of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 6. (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall be empowered to issue, maintain, and enforce a rent freeze and/or rent control within the Commonwealth for the duration and 30 days following the COVID-19 state and federal state of emergency declarations of March, 2020.
(b) A city or town may enact, maintain, or enforce rent freezes and/or rent control for the duration and 30 days following the COVID-19 state and federal state of emergency declarations of March, 2020.
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