An Act to restore Boston's governmentally-involved housing protection

This bill allows the City of Boston to set rent limits for specific apartments that were previously owned, insured, or subsidized by the government. It directly affects low-income residents, particularly the elderly and disabled, living in these units by protecting them from displacement due to rising rents or expiring subsidies. The law authorizes the city to create an ordinance regulating these rents whenever federal or state preemption rules no longer block such action. Essentially, it gives Boston the power to maintain affordability in government-linked housing stock to address the local housing crisis.