Tenant Right of First Refusal Bill

At a glance

• What: Docket No. 1858, a resolution supporting H.1544 / S.998, An Act to Guarantee a Tenant's First Right of Refusal, a state bill.
• Where it stands: adopted 13-0 on September 30, 2026. The state bill itself is not in the Council's hands.
• Related housing items in these meetings: Worst Landlords List Ordinance, Displacement Impact Mitigation Trust Fund.

Detail

• Offered by Breadon, Santana, Mejia and ten other councilors; Culpepper was in the chair. On Breadon's motion Rule 12 added Santana and Mejia as original co-sponsors.
• The rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted, 13 yeas (all councilors). No debate is recorded in the minutes.

Sources

• September 30, 2026 City Council minutes: https://boston.legistar1.com/boston/meetings/2026/9/14256_M_City_Council_26-09-30_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
• 2026-09-30 - City Council

Log

2026-09-30 - City Council

Resolution adopted 13-0.