Eviction prevention policy set to expire March 31
March 21, 2023 Chris Lisinski, State House News Service Tenants' rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston...
March 21, 2023 Chris Lisinski, State House News Service Tenants' rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston, Jan. 13, 2021. (Michael Dwyer, /AP) More than one hundred organizations endorsed a call Monday for lawmakers to extend a pandemic-era eviction prevention policy, warning that the looming March 31 expiration will displace Massachusetts residents and stymie other efforts to keep people in their homes. A section of state law known as "Chapter 257" requires eviction cases to be paused when a tenant has an application pending for rental aid, such as through the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program.