As of October 19, 2020, the Massachusetts Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (the “Moratorium”) expired. The Moratorium, signed by Governor Charlie Baker in April 20, 2020, in connection...more
Previously set to expire August 18, 2020, Governor Baker has extended Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (the “Act”), by 60 days...more
On July 21, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker extended the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures in Massachusetts (which was set to expire on August 18, 2020) by 60 days to October 17, 2020, due to the ongoing...more
President Signs New COVID-19 Relief Bill into Law, Funding Additional PPP Loans - The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on April 24, providing $484...more
A&B Abstract: On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker, signed into law HB 4647 (2020 Mass. Acts 65), an emergency measure, effective immediately, providing for mortgage forbearances and a moratorium on...more
On Monday, April 20, 2020, Governor Baker of Massachusetts signed Bill H4647 (the “Act”). The Act places a moratorium on all “non-essential” evictions from properties used for residential purposes and those occupied by...more
Today, April 20, 2020, Governor Charles Baker signed into law an act providing for a moratorium on evictions and as well as foreclosures of residential property (the “Act”) during the pendency of Massachusetts’ COVID-19...more
With economic and other hardships mounting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law on April 21, 2020, a bill providing for a moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures during the...more
On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed H.4647 into law. The law establishes a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for 120 days from the date of the enactment, or 45 days after the COVID-19...more
On Monday April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law an emergency act that will temporarily ban almost all eviction and foreclosure proceedings statewide during the COVID-19 pandemic. That law, H4647...more
On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Bill H.4647: “An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 Emergency.” The new law immediately prohibits...more
More than a month after Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency arising from the novel coronavirus in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 10, 2020, the “COVID-19 Emergency Declaration,” the state...more
On Monday, April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill No. 4647, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency, enacted by the Massachusetts...more
On April 20, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law emergency legislation (the “Act”) adopting a temporary moratorium on non-essential evictions of residential and small business tenants as well as a...more
After a busy final few weeks of activity, the Massachusetts Legislature departed for its summer recess with a new budget and progress on several priority policy issues. In addition to overriding $97 million in Governor...more