By Bob Katzen

Would prohibit landlords from requiring their tenants to re-sign a lease more than three months in advance of the termination of their current lease.

“I filed this legislation in response to complaints I heard from tenants who are being unfairly required to re-sign their lease only a few months into their current lease,” said sponsor Rep. Tackey Chan (D-Quincy). “Tenants are being forced to make decisions about their housing situation more than six months in advance and are financially penalized when they cannot commit.”