Amendment #737 to H4600

Improvements to HomeBASE

Ms. Barber of Somerville moves to amend the bill in section 2, in line item 7004-0108, in line 10 by striking out the following: “for a subsequent 12-month period” and inserting in place thereof the following: “for subsequent 12-month periods”; and in line 19 of said item by striking out the following: “for the first 12 months from the date their income initially increased”; and in said item by inserting the following: “provided further, that the executive office shall not require families to be evicted from their existing housing or to otherwise establish that they fall into one of the four categories of affirmative eligibility for emergency assistance shelter currently listed in item 7004-0101; provided further, that families in summary process actions commenced for a reason determined by the executive office to be a no fault or excused fault reason for eviction shall be able to apply and be found eligible for short-term transition program benefits in order to prevent eviction from existing housing or permit the family to relocate to another housing situation; provided further, that the executive office shall allow families to apply and be found eligible for this short-term housing benefit after a summons and complaint is filed in court; provided further, families shall be found eligible for short-term housing transition benefits if, but for feasible alternative housing, they meet the requirements for family shelter; provided further, that the executive office shall allow families to combine and maximize benefits under the Massachusetts short-term housing transition program, residential assistance for families in transition funds from line item 7004-9316, and other rental assistance programs if families are eligible for said programs, such funds are needed to promote housing stability, and the assistance is non-duplicative; prior appropriation continued”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #737 to H4600

Improvements to HomeBASE