SECTION 1. Section 15B of chapter 186 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
(10) A lessor, or agent thereof, of a residential property shall not require the signing of a lease more than three months in advance of the termination date of the current lease.
SECTION 2. Section 87DDD1/2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following two sentences: - Such licensed broker or salesman may solely contract with a prospective tenant to locate for rent residential or commercial real property for a tenant and present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord's agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant, or may solely contract to find a tenant for a property with a landlord or landlord’s agent. Any fee shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a contract with the licensed broker or salesman.
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