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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. O'Day
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act enhancing child safety.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
James J. O'Day 14th Worcester 2/5/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act enhancing child safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in 2018 Official Edition, is
2 hereby amended by inserting after section 127P the following section:- Section 127Q. Any
3 landlord who has a tenant in a residential unit with a window higher than 6 feet off the ground
4 shall inform the tenant that the landlord shall install window guards in any such windows at no
5 additional cost to the tenant when the tenant can document the presence of children under 10
6 years of age in the unit. If any such windows are an access to fire escape routes or structures, the
7 window guard shall be removable. The tenant shall not remove the window guards for any
8 reason except emergency egress in times of a fire or other situation involving hazardous
9 materials. The obligations of a landlord to install window guards under this section shall not
10 affect the ability of a renter to lease the unit; and any discrimination by the landlord in this regard
11 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $250 but not more than $500.
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