{"id":"MET-BOS-051","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Somerville, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)","authority":"310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; G.L. c. 111, s. 30; City Council Resolutions 209936 and 209943","instrument":"Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement","title":"City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-27","end":"Amended Feb. 1, 2021; revoked and replaced June 17, 2021 (Ex. 064); extended Sept. 9, 2021 to Apr. 30, 2022 (Ex. 066); sunset Apr. 21, 2022","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["all landlords and owners in Somerville","residential and commercial tenants"],"clause":"1. Notwithstanding MGL c. 186, MGL c. 239 or any general or special law to the contrary, no landlord and/or owner shall enforce an eviction upon a resident of Somerville, residential or commercial, during this public health crisis. 2. No landlord and/or owner shall access or seek to access a tenant\u0027s dwelling space for purposes such as general inspections, displaying units to potential future tenants and other non-critical activities.","enforcement":"Board of Health order","functions":["PM property management","SH showings barred","CM commercial landlords","SV lenders\u0027 collections"],"notes":"Recites that \u0027the eviction of commercial residents could decrease essential services... and would further reduce the ability of businesses to generate revenue\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/eviction-moratorium-order-3-27-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":142659,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-051","citation":"Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Emergency Order Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-051)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MET-BOS-053"]}