City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1694

• File #: 23-1694
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/8/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/9/2023
• Final action: 12/21/2023
• Enactment date: 12/14/2023
• Enactment #: 216402
• Title: Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition authorizing the City of Somerville to regulate rent in residential dwelling units.
• Indexes: City Clerk
• Code sections: Home Rule Petition -
• Related files: 23-1870, 23-1833, 23-1746

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
12/14/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
11/28/2023	1	Legislative Matters Committee	Recommended to be approved as amended	Pass
11/14/2023	1	Legislative Matters Committee	Kept in committee
11/9/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition authorizing the City of Somerville to regulate rent in residential dwelling units.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve a home rule petition to request authorization for rent stabilization.

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