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Bucket No. 3 - Ordinances Reviewed for Impacts on Marginalized CommunitiesBUCKET #3 ‐ ORDINANCES REVIEWED FOR IMPACT ON VULNERABLE COMMUNITIESORDINANCE REVIEWED PURPOSE ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE ACTIONHousing Stability Notification OrdinanceRequires landlords of rental units or people foreclosing on a house to give tenants a list of financial and legal resources when serving a notice to quit, such as Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) and Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance (ERMA).Presentation by Community Development Planner Keith Benoit 11/17/2020 ‐ under development by Northampton Housing Partnership. Similar ordinances have been enacted in Cambridge and Somerville.Requiring Rental Agency Fees to be Paid by Landlords instead of TenantsIdea proposed in context of discussion about removing barriers to fair housing. An informal legal opinion from Megan Bayer of the City of Cambridge Law Department suggested requiring a landlard to pay a fee might unduly interfere in a private civil relationship (See email to Alan Seewald, Esq. dated 1/6/2021) Fair Chance Ordinance