{"id":"SEC-14-052","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"14","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts General Court (H.4647)","authority":"St. 2020, c. 65","instrument":"Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020","title":"An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency","dateIssued":"2020-04-20","effective":"2020-04-20","end":"120 days (Aug. 18, 2020) or 45 days after the emergency, extended by the Governor (July 21, 2020) to Oct. 17, 2020","startDate":"2020-04-20","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["OTHER","CRT"],"addressees":["landlords; courts; sheriffs and constables; lenders"],"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... criminal activity... [a landlord] shall not, for the purposes of a non-essential eviction for a residential dwelling unit: (i) terminate a tenancy; or (ii) send any notice, including a notice to quit... (d) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or other person shall not [enforce an execution]","enforcement":"courts; G.L. c. 186, 239","functions":["PM","CM (small business premises units)","CB"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2020/Chapter65","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130222,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-14","url":"/library/SEC-14-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-14-052","citation":"Massachusetts General Court (H.4647), Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-052)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}