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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to real estate disclosure forms.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2348        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to real estate disclosure forms.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended after section 114 by adding the following section:-

SECTION 115.

(a) The office of the attorney general shall promulgate regulations to create a standard disclosure form for real estate sales.

(b) Such a form shall disclose all relevant and material information known to a real estate broker or real estate salesman as defined in section 87PP of chapter 112 of the General Laws, or a seller, about the property to be sold, and shall include information on, but not limited to:

(1) the roof, foundation, and other structural components,

(2) appliances,

(3) electrical, water, sewer, heating, and other mechanical systems,

(4) trees and natural hazards (earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes),

(5) environmental hazards, such as lead, asbestos, mold, radon, or contamination by use as a meth lab, and

(6) zoning.