North Station

Request to the state

Pursue Special Law Reclassifying Large Apartments as Commercial

Last activity February 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 23, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.

  3. Council vote

  4. Mayor's desk

  5. State legislature

The City Council introduced a home-rule petition to change how Boston classifies large apartment buildings for tax purposes and to add exemptions to ease the residential tax burden. If approved, Class Three commercial residential status would apply to buildings with 30+ units, with exemptions and seven-year tax arrangements to stabilize housing costs.

Affects homeowners, renters, small landlords, and corporate landlords

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Brian Worrell

Now with the Committee on Government Operations

About Housing & Development and Budget & Finance

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Official title

Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Various Tax Classification Definitions, Exemptions, and Credits.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council