Boston
Municipal housing and tenant protection ordinances
Rules (47)
Purpose
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.1Definitions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.2Collection of Records—Directory
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.3Report and Statistics Supplied to the City
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.4Applicability
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.5Regulatory Authority
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.6Severability
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.7Implementation
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-10 § 10-10.8Purpose
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.1Definitions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.2Applicability
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.3Required Notice
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.4Non-Waivability
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.5Partial Invalidity
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.6Enforcement
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11 § 10-11.7Definitions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.1Condominium and Cooperative Conversion
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.10Removal of Housing Accommodations Regulated
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.11Permits for Removal/Conservations of Housing Accommodations in Lodging Houses and Rooming Houses
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.12Permits for Removal of Mobile Home Accommodations in Mobile Home Parks
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.13Notice and Reasonable Opportunity to Purchase Units at the Time of Initial Conversion to Condominiums or Cooperatives
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.13AInteraction of This Section with Other Law; Transitional Provisions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.13BDuties of the Board
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.14Suspicious Fires
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.15Civil Remedies
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.16Criminal Penalties
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.17Judicial Review
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.18Injunctions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.19Rent Equity Board
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.2Effective Date and Duration
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.20Constitutional Construction
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.21Transitional Provisions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.22Renumbering Allowed by City Clerk
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.23Registration
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.3Maximum Rent
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.4Adjustment of Maximum Rent
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.5Rent Grievances
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.6Rent Adjustment Proceedings of Controlled Housing Accommodations
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.7Information to be Supplied in Connection with Tenant Petitions and Board Initiated Actions for Adjustment—Controlled Housing Accommodations
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.8Evictions; Controlled and Vacancy Decontrolled Housing Accommodations
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.9Rights of Elderly and Handicapped Tenants to Have Pets
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-2 § 10-2.9APurpose
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.1Definitions
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.2Policy Statement
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.3Annual Report
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.4Implementation
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.5Severability
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-9 § 10-9.6Code Compilations
Boston Ord. Ch.10-2
Boston, Mass., Ord. ch. 10-2Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter 10-2 — Rental Housing Equity Ordinance
Boston's Rental Housing Equity Ordinance — ingested tagged superseded per M.G.L. c.40P §3(c) preemption analysis. Sunset clause (§10-2.20) last extended through Ord. 2021 c.3; 2026 status unresolved. See preemption note in ingest audit payload.
Boston Ord. Ch.10-9
Boston, Mass., Ord. ch. 10-9Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter 10-9 — Boston Resident Preference in Housing Programs
Boston resident-preference policy for city-administered housing programs. Section count TBD — requires live Unlocker fetch (verifiedOn: null in targets file). See BACKLOG.md.
Boston Ord. Ch.10-10
Boston, Mass., Ord. ch. 10-10Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter 10-10 — University Accountability in Housing
Off-campus housing obligations for Boston universities. Section count TBD — requires live Unlocker fetch. See BACKLOG.md.
Boston Ord. Ch.10-11
Boston, Mass., Ord. ch. 10-11Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter 10-11 — Housing Stability Notification Act
Advance-notice requirement to tenants before a rental property is sold or converted. Section count TBD — requires live Unlocker fetch. See BACKLOG.md.