Casting New Light on a Continuing Problem: Re-Considering the Scope and Protections Offered by Massachusetts’s Condominium Conversion Regulations

This Note argues that there should be more protection for tenants and buyers of converted SUV residential properties.  Part II examines rental-housing conversion practices and provides a summary of federal, state, and local laws designed to protect individuals and the public from the adverse effects of conversion.  Part III begins with a discussion of the current law’s failure to adequately protect the elderly, handicapped, and low-to-moderate income SUV tenants from conversion’s negative effects.   Then, Part III argues that eliminating the SUV rental-housing exemptions, requiring developers to report condominium conversions to government agencies, and compiling conversion statistics will increase public awareness and enforcement of tenant protections.