Massachusetts Rent control / stabilization
Does Massachusetts have rent control?
Cities and towns may not enact, maintain or enforce rent control of any kind, except under the narrow voluntary scheme the chapter allows.
Verified Source: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40P, § 4 · last checked 2026-10-22
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