马萨诸塞州萨福克县波士顿：市议员提议设「最差房东」公开名单，违规计分、一年公布两次
美国马萨诸塞州萨福克县波士顿市消息：波士顿市议会议长利兹·布雷登（Liz Breadon）与议员布莱恩·沃雷尔（Brian Worrell）提出设立「最差房东」公开名单的条例草案（Bad Landlords List），另有10名议员支持。草案已于10月21日提交市议会政府运营委员会，案号 Docket #1958。
按草案，市政府将以计分制评定房东：住房与消防违规、未缴罚款、租赁登记不合规等都计入分数，数据来自市检查服务局。名单一年公布两次；上榜房东将面临最高额罚款与加密检查，并被禁止与市政府做生意、领取市府补助或参与 Article 80 开发审查。
提案议员表示，名单意在让租客在签约前能查到房东的违规记录，也促使问题房东整改。草案后续须经委员会听证与市议会全会表决，能否通过仍有待观察。
来源：GSM·美国
Massachusetts: Boston Councilors Propose a Public 'Bad Landlords List' With Violation Scoring, Published Twice a Year
BOSTON, Suffolk County, Massachusetts — Boston City Council President Liz Breadon and Councilor Brian Worrell have introduced an ordinance to establish a public "Bad Landlords List," backed by 10 other councilors. The proposal, Docket #1958, was referred to the council's Government Operations Committee on October 21.
Under the draft, the city would score landlords on housing and fire-code violations, unpaid fines and rental-registration noncompliance, using data from the Inspectional Services Department. The list would be published twice a year; listed landlords would face maximum fines and more frequent inspections, and would be barred from doing business with the city, receiving city subsidies or taking part in Article 80 development review.
The sponsors say the list would let tenants check a landlord's violation record before signing a lease and push problem landlords to fix conditions. The ordinance still requires a committee hearing and a full council vote.
Source: GSM · America
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