Amendment #323 to H3400

HomeBASE program

[Sponsors] Mr. Michlewitz, Mr. Rushing, and Mr. Honan of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7004-0108, by inserting after the words, "80% of the fair market rent for such housing, as determined in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development", the words "provided further that the administering agency shall be able to allow for a higher monthly rent in the event that a household transitioning to housing pursuant to this line item from another time-limited assistance program would be displaced due to the restriction on fair market rent or if the administering agency has been unable to find a feasible rental property in a reasonable amount of time due to the lack of safe available rental housing in the region."