SomervilleMeetings

25-0213 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to prevent landlords from passing realtor's fees on to tenants.

Introduced
Feb 10, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
218412
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History

  1. Mar 6, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Feb 27, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.C.3.
  3. Feb 18, 2025
    Legislative Matters Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 3.
  4. Feb 13, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.1.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve a home rule petition to ensure that landlords who engage realtors to rent out their residential apartments do not pass the cost of their realtor's fees onto prospective tenants. The legal text of the petition is attached. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Respectfully, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor