Waltham tenants are working for a local Tenant Rights Notification Act modeled after the ordinances passed in Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston.

The cities of Somerville and Boston have passed ordinances requiring landlords to notify tenants of legal and financial resources when they are facing eviction. The tenants of Waltham would like to see a similar ordinance passed in Waltham.

On June 24th WATCH held a forum live on Youtube with guest speakers: Mark Alston-Follansbee, Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) Katie Forde, Office of Housing Stability, Department of Neighborhood Development, Boston to learn more information on how their municipalities passed ordinances.

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Support the efforts behind the Waltham Tenant Rights Notification Ordinance by signing the petition.

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• We are calling on our public officials to enact policies that provide tenants who are facing eviction with information on community resources for rental assistance and legal advocacy.
• We are asking the Waltham City Council to mandate landlords to include a copy of local eviction resources and programs to the tenant at the time of serving a notice to quit.
• We are asking our MA Legislators to make the new requirement (for a landlord to give information to tenants facing eviction) permanent and to include phone numbers for rental and legal assistance.
• We ask that these notices be provided in the primary language of the tenant.