{"id":"ECO-C-095","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"C","issuer":"General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker)","authority":"Statute: Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020","instrument":"Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency","title":"Moratorium on non-essential evictions (residential and small-business premises) and foreclosures","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-20","end":"120 days or 45 days after the end of the emergency, whichever sooner; extended by the Governor to Oct. 17, 2020","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2020-10-17","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["landlords of residential and small business premises","mortgagees","courts"],"clause":"\u0027Non-essential eviction\u0027, an eviction: (i) for non-payment of rent; (ii) resulting from a foreclosure; (iii) for no fault or no cause; or (iv) for cause that does not involve or include allegations of: (a) criminal activity... provided, however, that a non-essential eviction shall not include an eviction for a small business premises unit on account of the expiration of the term of a lease","enforcement":"Statute (emergency preamble)","functions":["PM","CM commercial leasing (small business premises)","SV","CT"],"notes":"Covered small-business commercial tenants, excluding multi-State, multinational and public companies.","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2020/Chapter65","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130222,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ECO-C","url":"/library/ECO-C-095","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ECO-C-095","citation":"General Court of Massachusetts (signed by Governor Baker), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-095)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["ECO-C-116"]}