Section 346-34-9 - Six Month Stay or Relocation for TenantsThe owner and any purchaser must allow the current Tenants to remain in the units for 6 months from the loss of rental assistance or affordability restrictions, or the owner may relocate the Tenants to Comparable Units with comparable rents as set forth below. This section does not prevent termination of a tenancy for good cause in accordance with applicable state law nor abrogate a Tenant's right to stay longer under a current lease or other document or law.
If the owner opts to provide relocation assistance, the relocation assistance will be provided as follows:
a. If the Tenant's income is at or below 80% of area median income, the owner must do the following: (i) prior to sending the 90-day Notice, contact the person to be displaced to explain the benefits, ascertain needs, and offer transportation for up to 3 available Comparable Units and(ii) pay the greater of the Tenant's Actual Reasonable Moving and Related Expenses or a one-time payment equal to the current fixed residential moving cost schedule established by the Federal Highway Administration or its successor agency pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Act.b. If the Tenant's income is at or below 60% of area median family income for the area, the owner shall in addition to 9.a above, make 12 months of replacement housing payments to the displaced person. The owner may make the payments in a lump sum or on a monthly basis. The amount of the replacement housing payments is the difference between the rent and utilities at either the replacement unit or a Comparable Unit found by the Developer, whichever is less, and the monthly rent and utilities of the vacated unit multiplied by 12.99- 346 C.M.R. ch. 34, § 9