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10-2.11   Removal of Housing Accommodations Regulated.
   (A)   Terms defined. All terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in Section 1 of Chapter 34 of the Ordinances of 1984, as amended, except that as used herein, the term HOUSING ACCOMMODATION as contained in Subsection 10-2.1 shall not include: “mobile homes, trailers or trailer or mobile lots or lodging, room or boarding house units”.
   (B)   Removal of housing accommodations regulated. Except as provided in this Subsection, it shall be unlawful for any owner or other person to remove any housing accommodation unless the Board, after hearing, grants a removal permit. The Board may issue such orders and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Subsection, and prescribe, consistent with this Subsection, the procedure for applications, notice, hearings and the grant and review of removal permits. Provided, however that the requirements of this Subsection shall not apply to any building or structure containing no more than two dwelling units or containing no more than three dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner thereof as his or her permanent residence consistent with the requirements of Subsection 10-2.1 under the definition of “housing accommodation”.
   (C)   Eviction. Eviction of tenants from controlled or decontrolled housing accommodations is governed by Subsection 10-2.9 as modified by Subsections 10-2.10 and 10-2.11. Issuance of a removal permit does not relieve any person of compliance with the eviction procedures contained in this Section.
   (D)   Exceptions. Except as otherwise required by this Section including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in Subsection 10-2.12 relating to lodging and rooming houses, no removal permit shall be required for the removal of any housing accommodation for which, on or before May 4, 1988, a master condominium deed or articles of organization for the building in which the housing accommodation is located has been duly recorded pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapters 183A, 156B, 157 or 157B. Such recording shall be prima facie evidence of this exception notwithstanding any error or omission in regard thereto, and the Board shall have no authority to issue, and shall not issue, any certificate with regard to this exception: sale or transfer after removal. Once a removal permit has been issued, no additional removal permit is required for subsequent transfers of ownership; provided, however, that all subsequent owners shall be subject to the terms of this Section and to the effective terms and conditions of any previously issued removal permit.
   (E)   Removal procedure.
      (1)   Generally. A separate removal permit shall be issued for each qualifying housing accommodation. Copies thereof shall be kept on file at the Board and certified copies shall be available upon payment of a reasonable fee.
      (2)   Criteria. In reviewing an application for a removal permit the Board shall consider relevant factors including, without limitation, the aggravation of the shortage of safe, decent and affordable housing accommodations in the city and its neighborhoods which may result from the removal, especially for tenants of low and moderate income, and handicapped or elderly tenants. In making such determination the Board shall review and make findings as to all relevant factors including, without limitation, the following:
         (a)   The benefits and detriments to the persons whom this Section and this Subsection seek to protect;
         (b)   The hardships imposed on the tenant(s) residing in the housing accommodation proposed to be removed;
         (c)   Circumstances demonstrating hardship and inequity to the applicant seeking a removal permit;
         (d)   The rate of vacancy in the city at the time the applicant applies for a removal permit; and
         (e)   Substantiated evidence demonstrating the occurrence at the site of the housing accommodation of arson or a suspicious fire, as defined in Subsection 10-2.15.
      (3)   Mandatory granting of removal permit.
         (a)   The Board shall grant a removal permit where the applicant demonstrates to the Board by sufficient evidence:
            1.   That the applicant is in compliance with all the requirements of this Section; and
            2.   That tenants who occupy a majority of all of the units in a building or project and who have resided in the building or project for one year or longer prior to the filing of the removal permit application:
               a.   Have unequivocably agreed to purchase such building and convert it to a limited equity cooperative pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 156B, 157 and 157B; or
               b.   Have unequivocably agreed to purchase their rental units when they are converted to a condominium or cooperative unit and have represented that a they are intending in good faith to occupy such units as their principal and permanent residences.
         (b)   For purposes of determining a “majority” under division (E)(3)(a) above, all occupied units in a building or project shall be included and voting shall be done by rental unit with all of the tenants residing in a rental unit treated as a single tenant. All units in a building or project shall be offered for sale to the residing tenants at the same time, at the same or comparable price.
      (4)   Conditions to be imposed on removal permits. The Board shall impose the following conditions, if applicable, when it grants a removal permit. Nothing in this Section shall restrict an owner from conveying his or her interest in any building or property or portion thereof; provided that the property shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section and to the conditions and terms of the last issued removal permit. Once issued, a removal permit shall not be revoked; however, the Board may subsequently modify the terms of a removal permit in accordance with the procedures set forth in divisions (E)(5)(a) through (E)(5)(c) below, and may take such action as is necessary to enforce the terms of the removal permit, as provided in division (F) below.
         (a)   Right of first refusal to purchase. 
            1.   Any tenant who lives in a housing accommodation for which a removal permit has been granted shall, within 60 days of the date of the grant of the permit or such other time period as shall be established by the Board, be given the right of first refusal to purchase the housing accommodation he/she occupies for substantially the same or more favorable terms and conditions as are being or would be offered to prospective arms length purchasers.
            2.   Such tenant may exercise a right of first refusal to purchase such housing accommodation by executing a purchase and sales agreement prior to the expiration of 90 days after the date of receiving a copy of the purchase and sales agreement properly executed by the person offering the housing accommodation for sale. Each time the housing is subsequently offered for sale, the tenant then occupying the housing accommodation shall be offered the right of first refusal to purchase as described above in this Section.
         (b)   Code compliance. At the time that a removal permit is granted the building must be in, and thereafter, remain in, full compliance with Chapter II of the commonwealth’s Sanitary Code, being 105 CMR 410, the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR, the Boston Fire Prevention Code and any other applicable municipal code, ordinance or commonwealth law, regulating the conditions or occupancy of housing accommodations. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if, for good cause, the building is not currently in compliance with any of the above codes, ordinances or laws, the removal permit must be conditioned upon the applicant’s agreement to bring the building and/or unit into such compliance within a specific time period determined reasonable by the applicable enforcement agency.
         (c)   Maintenance and repairs. Whenever the housing accommodation is used for rental housing purposes, the owner must designate a person or persons within 25 miles of the building to be responsible for maintenance and repairs. The tenant in each unit shall be informed by the owner or his or her Agent in writing as to who is responsible for maintenance and repairs, both as to common and individual unit areas, and such notice shall be updated whenever there is a change in tenants or a change in who is responsible for such maintenance.
         (d)   Rent and eviction protections. The granting of a removal permit under this Subsection shall not by itself operate to change the classification of the housing accommodation of controlled or vacancy decontrolled and the provisions of this Section as the decontrol under paragraph e. of the definition of “housing accommodation” in Subsection 10-2.1 shall continue to be in full force and effect. Nothing herein, however, shall extinguish the right of a landlord after the granting of a removal permit to seek decontrol status of a housing accommodation which is voluntarily vacated within the meaning of said paragraph e. of the definition of “housing accommodation” in Subsection 10-2.1.
      (5)   Procedures.
         (a)   The Board shall consider an application for a removal permit for a controlled or decontrolled housing accommodation, or an application to modify the terms of a removal permit previously issued, upon receipt of an application filed by the landlord, owner or other authorized person. Such application shall be made on a form approved by the Administrator. The Board shall notify the applicant and tenant of the receipt of an application and of the right of either party to request a hearing in writing within 15 calendar days of the date of such notice. At any time, the Board may, on its own initiative, order a hearing on any application. If a hearing is timely requested by either party, or if the action is undertaken on the initiative of the Board, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be furnished to the applicant and tenant and the hearing shall be conducted before a designee of the Board. Hearings, final decision and notification of the final decision to the applicant relative to permits shall occur within 60 days of the filing of the request unless the parties otherwise agree. The Board may consolidate applications relating to housing accommodations in the same building or development. The Board may conduct a single hearing on all such consolidated applications. The Administrator may designate a person or persons to participate in a removal proceeding, where appropriate, in order to further the provisions and purposes of this Section and to serve the public interest.
         (b)   Removal permit hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 11 except that requirements (7) and (8) of such Section 11 shall not apply to such hearings.
         (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if a decision regarding a removal permit has been made with regard to such controlled or decontrolled housing accommodation within the preceding 12 months, the Board may, without holding a hearing, refuse to grant a removal permit for that housing accommodation or may dismiss any such application. In addition, if the application is not in conformance with the filing requirement of this Section or applicable regulations, the Administrator may administratively dismiss such application without holding a hearing.
   (F)   Enforcement. All of the remedies provided in Subsections 10-2.16 through 10-2.19 shall be available to the Board for purposes of enforcing Subsection 10-2.11.
(CBC 1985 10-2.11; Ord. 1988 c. 9 § 8) Penalty, see Subsection 10-2.17
Cross-reference:
   Fire Prevention Code, see § 11-5
Editor’s note:
   Refer to Subsection 10-2.1.
10-2.12   Permits for Removal/Conservations of Housing Accommodations in Lodging Houses and Rooming Houses.
   (A)   General rule.
      (1)   Notwithstanding any other statute, ordinance, code or law to the contrary, no person shall remove any occupied or vacant, controlled or decontrolled lodging house unit from actual or potential rental housing use, without first obtaining a removal/conversion permit from the Board. Such provisions shall apply whether or not there is a license for such lodging house. The Board may establish reasonable regulations governing the criteria listed in division (C) below and the procedures to be followed regarding application for and issuance of removal/conversion permits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any lodging house unit, or any lodging house building or structure owned by an educational institution on or before March 30, 1988 and now or hereafter used by such educational institution for dormitory or student housing purposes shall be exempt from the removal permit requirement. Such use shall not constitute a removal.
      (2)   Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, lodging house units which are newly constructed or converted to lodging house use after the effective date of this Subsection and which have not been rented or offered for rent previously as lodging house units shall be exempt from the lodging house removal permit requirement. Said exemption shall have no effect on the operation of all other ordinances and regulations.
   (B)   Definitions. See definition for “dormitory or student housing”, “lodging house” and “lodging house unit” in Subsection 10-2.1.
   (C)   Removal permit criteria. The Board, in determining whether to grant or deny a removal/conversion permit shall consider the aggravation of the shortage of safe, decent and affordable rental housing units, especially lodging house units, in the city and its neighborhoods which may result from the removal/conversion, especially for low to moderate income, handicapped or elderly tenants.
      (1)   In making such determination, the Board, in its discretion, shall make findings on any or all of the following factors:
         (a)   The benefits and detriments to the persons whom the ordinance and this Subsection seek to protect;
         (b)   The hardships imposed on the tenant(s) residing in the lodging house units proposed to be removed or converted;
         (c)   Circumstances demonstrating hardship and inequity to the applicant seeking a permit;
         (d)   The rate of vacancy in the city at the time the applicant applies for a permit;
         (e)   Whether the majority of the tenants are elderly, as defined in Subsection 10-2.1 or handicapped, as defined in Subsection 10-2.1 or low or moderate income as defined in Subsection 10-2.1 or low income as defined in Subsection 10-2.1; or
         (f)   Any other relevant factors.
      (2)   Any removal/conversion permit granted by the Board may be subject to such terms and conditions which the Board may require in furtherance of the purposes of the Subsection.
   (D)   Hearings. Removal/conversion hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 11 except that requirements (7) and (8) of such Section 11 shall not apply to such hearings.
   (E)   Judicial review. All decisions of the Board with regard to removal/conversion permits may be appealed to the District Court Department of the Trial Court for the judicial district within which the housing accommodation is located or the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court, City of Boston Division, within 30 calendar days after the notice of such decision.
   (F)   Enforcement.
      (1)   The Superior Court Department of the Trial Court and the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court, City of Boston, shall severally have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Subsection and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Subsection, and may restrain or enjoin violations of this Subsection.
      (2)   The Rent Equity Board shall give notice of a hearing within 14 days from the filing of a petition for a removal permit and shall hold a removal permit hearing within 30 days from the date of the filing of the petition. The Rent Board shall make a decision within 45 days from the filing of the petition. Should the Rent Board fail to meet the schedule set forth herein, parties may seek an order from the Superior Court or the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court, City of Boston Division requesting an order that the Rent Equity Board make an expedited determination of the petition. Upon finding that the Rent Board has failed to comply with the schedule set forth herein, the court shall order an expedited hearing and determination of the petition.
   (G)   Transition. All actions, cases, Board decisions decided or pending under the June 16, 1987 Amendment entitled “Permits for Removal/Conversion of Housing Accommodations in Lodging and Rooming Houses” shall be governed as provided for in this Subsection.
      (1)   All decisions rendered by the Board under the provisions of June 16, 1987 Amendment shall remain in full force and effect under the provisions of this amendment.
      (2)   All matters pending before the Board as of the effective date of this Subsection shall remain in full force and effect but shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of this amendment.
      (3)   The provisions of the June 16, 1987 amendment, shall be treated as remaining in force and effect for the purpose of sustaining in court any proper suit, action or prosecution with respect to any right, liability or offense arising under such amendment. However any such suit, action or prosecution shall be processed under the provisions of this amendment.
   (H)   Effective date. This amendment to Chapter 34 of the Ordinances of 1984 shall be effective immediately upon passage. Matters decided by or pending before the Board and matters decided or pending in Court shall be treated in accordance with division (G) above.
   (I)   Severability. The provisions of this amendment and the ordinance it amends (this Section) shall be severable and if any one or more provisions, or parts or subparts thereof, shall be held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions or parts thereof.
(CBC 1985 10-2.12; Ord. 1987 c. 6 § 5; Ord. 1988 c. 4 § (i)-(iii); Ord. 1988 c. 7 § 1)
Penalty, see Subsection 10-2.17
Editor’s note:
   This Subsection (ordinance) was adopted by the Boston City Council on May 4, 1988 and approved by the Mayor on May 20, 1988. This Subsection (ordinance) was adopted by the Boston City Council on May 4, 1988 and approved by the Mayor on May 20, 1988 Chapter 34 of the Ordinance of 1984 is codified as Section 10-2.
10-2.13   Permits for Removal of Mobile Home Accommodations in Mobile Home Parks.
   (A)   Removal permits required.
      (1)   It shall be unlawful for an owner of a mobile home park to remove any mobile home accommodation in a mobile home park or discontinue the use of part or all of the land owned and licensed as a mobile home park without having first obtained a mobile home removal permit from the Rent Equity Board subject to the provision contained herein.
      (2)   Such provisions shall apply whether or not the license for such premises is still in effect. The Board may establish reasonable regulations governing the criteria and the procedures to be followed regarding application for and issuance of mobile home removal permits.
   (B)   Permit criteria. In determining whether to grant a removal permit, the Board shall consider the aggravation of the shortage of safe, decent and affordable mobile home park accommodations in Boston, which may result from the discontinuance of use as a mobile home park, especially for tenants of low or moderate income or elderly persons on fixed incomes. In making such a determination the Board shall review and make findings as to all relevant factors including, without limitation, the following:
      (1)   The benefits and detriments to the persons whom this Subsection seeks to protect;
      (2)   The hardships imposed on the tenant(s) residing in the controlled or decontrolled unit proposed to be removed;
      (3)   Circumstances demonstrating hardship and inequity to the applicant seeking a mobile home removal permit; and
      (4)   The rate of vacancy in the city at the time the applicant applies for a mobile home removal permit.
   (C)   Removal procedure.
      (1)   The Board shall consider an application for a mobile home removal permit for a mobile home park upon receipt of an application filed by the landlord or other authorized person.
      (2)   The Board shall schedule a public hearing within 60 days of receipt of the application. The Board shall notify the applicant and all residents of the mobile home park of the hearing.
      (3)   The mobile home removal permit hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 11 except that requirements (7) and (8) of such Section 11 shall not apply to such hearings.
      (4)   The provisions of Section Five (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Chapter 6, the Ordinances of 1987 shall apply to such hearings.
(CBC 1985 10-2.13; Ord. 1987 c. 12 § 13; Ord. 1988 c. 9 § 9) Penalty, see Subsection 10-2.17
Editor’s note:
   Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1987, Section 5, is codified as Subsection 10-2.12.
10-2.13A   Notice and Reasonable Opportunity to Purchase Units at the Time of Initial Conversion to Condominiums or Cooperatives.
   (A)   Notice of planned conversion.
      (1)   Where, on or after the date that this Subsection is adopted by the city, a landlord converts or has the intent to convert a housing accommodation to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership, the landlord shall, prior to such conversion and/or the marketing of such condominium or cooperative units, give written notice of such conversion or planned conversion to the tenants residing in such housing accommodations, as well as notice to the Center. The notice shall describe the terms under which the tenants may purchase such property. The notice shall describe the price and the terms of any bona fide offer that the landlord would intend to accept for purchase of the housing accommodations. The Center shall provide information to such tenants of their rights under this Section and of available local, commonwealth or federal programs to assist in purchasing such accommodations.
      (2)   If a tenant who is entitled to receive the notice of intent to convert as required herein vacates the residential unit before the initial sale and transfer of title to the residential unit as a condominium unit has occurred, then the landlord shall give each prospective tenant of the residential unit written notice, prior to the inception of the tenancy, which informs the prospective tenant that the unit is a condominium unit and, if applicable, that the unit is currently being offered for sale or will be offered for sale within 90 days of the inception of the tenancy.
   (B)   Right of first refusal on initial conversion/sale of housing accommodations as condominium or cooperative units. Individual tenants shall be given the right to purchase a housing accommodation which is converted or intended for conversion and sale as an individual condominium or cooperative unit on terms and conditions which are substantially the same as, or more favorable than, those which the owner extends to the public generally, or to a third party, whichever is less, for the 90 days following the expiration of said tenant’s right to purchase. Such tenant may exercise a right to purchase such housing accommodation by executing a purchase and sale agreement prior to the expiration of 90 days after the date that the tenant receives a copy of the purchase and sale agreement properly executed by the person offering the housing accommodation for sale. No owner shall unreasonably refuse to enter into, or unreasonably delay the execution of, a purchase and sale agreement with a tenant entitled to a right of first refusal under this Section that has made a bona fide offer to meet the price and substantially equivalent terms and conditions of an offer for which notice is required to be given pursuant to this Subsection. Failure of the tenant entitled to exercise the right of first refusal to execute such a purchase and sale agreement within the 90-day period shall serve to terminate the right of the tenant to purchase the housing accommodation, and there shall be no right of first refusal at the time of the subsequent sale of such unit; provided, however, the tenant shall still have the right of first refusal in the event of a condominium or cooperative conversion eviction as described in Subsection 10-2.10(F). The time periods herein provided may be extended by agreement between the tenant and the landlord.
   (C)   Subsequent notice and opportunity to purchase if bona fide offer changes. The right of first refusal created herein shall inure to a tenant for the time periods herein before provided. The effective period of such right of first refusal shall obtain separately for each substantially different bona fide offer to purchase the housing accommodation, and for each offer substantially equivalent to an offer made more than three months prior to the later offer; provided, however, in the case of a substantially equivalent offer made by a prospective buyer who has previously made an offer which notice was required under this Subsection, the right of first refusal shall obtain only if such subsequent offer is made more than six months after the earlier offer.
   (D)   Exemption to right of first refusal. The right of first refusal shall not apply with respect to any offer received by the owner for which notice is not required pursuant to this Subsection. No right of first refusal shall apply to a government taking by eminent domain or negotiated purchase, a force sale pursuant to a foreclosure, transfer by gift, devise or operation of law or a sale to a person who would be included within the table of descent and distribution if there were to be a death intestate of the landlord.
   (E)   Documentation of compliance. In any instance in which the tenant is not the successful purchaser of such housing accommodation at the time of conversion to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership, the landlord shall certify compliance with this Subsection by filing an affidavit of compliance with the Center within 90 days of the sale of the individual condominium or cooperative unit; a copy of such affidavit shall also be provided to the tenant.
(CBC 1985 10-2.13A; Ord. 1999 c. 8 § 3) Penalty, see Subsection 10-2.17
Editor’s note:
   Former Subsection 10-2.13A, Removal Permits, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance 1996 c. 3 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance 1999 c. 8.
10-2.13B   Interaction of This Section with Other Law; Transitional Provisions.
   (A)   Interaction with other laws. This Section is only intended to delineate and further define the city’s regulation of condominium or cooperative conversions and condominium or cooperative conversion evictions under St. 1983, c. 527, and to not limit the rights of tenants, landlords or any City Agency or authority under any other source of law, contract or agreement which may regulate such conversions or evictions in any type of housing in the city. Should a housing accommodation which is subject to the provisions of this Section also be subject to protections under other law, the tenant, landlord or any City Agency or authority shall be entitled to rely on all protections that may apply under applicable law.
   (B)   Conversion of housing accommodations after rent control enabling authority ended. Where a housing accommodation was first converted to the condominium or cooperative conversion form of ownership after rent control enabling authority lapsed for such housing accommodation, and prior to the adoption of this Section, and the landlord complied with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter 527 of the Acts of 1983, as amended, regarding notice to tenants of their rights and options with regard to condominium/cooperative conversion evictions, such action shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section; provided, however, any affected landlord shall notify the Center of such action and the names and addresses of all tenants given such notices within 90 days of the enactment of this Section.
   (C)   Conversion of housing accommodations prior to the lapse of rent control enabling authority — rights of tenants in occupancy at the time of conversion or initial sale. Where a housing accommodation was first converted to the condominium or cooperative conversion form of ownership prior to the lapse of rent control enabling authority, and as of the effective date of this Section there are elderly, handicapped or low or moderate income tenants remaining in occupancy who resided there at the time of conversion or initial sale of the housing accommodation as an individual condominium or cooperative unit, such tenants shall be entitled to the benefits and options provided in Subsection 10-2.10.
(CBC 1985 10-2.13B; Ord. 1999 c. 8, § 4)
Editor’s note:
   Former Subsection 10-2.1313, Regulations and Enforcement, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance 1996 c. 3 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance 1998 c. 8.
10-2.14   Duties of the Board.
   Certified copies of all policies, rules and regulations of the Board shall be forwarded to the City Clerk who shall forward them forthwith to the City Council.
(Ord. 1972 c. 19; Ord. 1974 c. 13; CBC 1975 Ord. T10 § 11; Ord. 1979 cs. 29, 37; Ord. 1981 c. 8; Ord. 1982 cs. 15, 16, 17, 26, 37; Ord. 1983 cs. 1, 9, 17, 23, 33; CBC 1985 10-2.14)
10-2.15   Suspicious Fires.
   In the event that any owner of property under conversion to condominiums or cooperatives suffers loss in three or more such properties because of fire, the records of the Building Department and the Assessing Department shall indicate such conditions by the addition of the plans, maps, printouts and records of the city of the words “loss by fire” on the affected structures. Any fire in a unit undergoing conversion determined by the Fire Commissioner to be a suspicious origin shall be identified in said plans, maps, printouts and records by the addition of the words “suspicious fire”.
(Ord. 1972 c. 19; Ord. 1974 c. 13; CBC 1975 Ord. T10 § 12; Ord. 1979 cs. 29, 37; Ord. 1981 c. 8; Ord. 1982 cs. 15, 16, 17, 26, 37; Ord. 1983 cs. 1, 9, 17, 23, 33; CBC 1985 10-2.15)
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