Legislation Details

File #: 26-0797    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 5/7/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/14/2026 Final action: 7/16/2026
Enactment date: 7/9/2026 Enactment #: 221048
Title: Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City of Somerville to regulate leases and tenancy at will agreements.
Indexes: Law
Code sections: Home Rule Petition -
Attachments: 1. HRP-Early Leasing 5-7-2026, 2. 07.09.26 CC HRP Early Leasing

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to authorize the City of Somerville to regulate leases and tenancy at will agreements.

 

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve a home rule petition to authorize the City of Somerville to regulate leases and tenancy at will agreements.

 

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,

Jake Wilson, Mayor