Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-836

OTH 836

Preventing Housing Court Defaults

Messrs. Eldridge and Moore, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Hinds, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Comerford, Mr. Gomez and Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 78 the following section:-

"SECTION XX. Notwithstanding chapter 239 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, any court having jurisdiction over summary process evictions shall not enter default judgments at tier-1 events or equivalent proceedings, so long as the 2-tier system remains in effect."