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  1. Massachusetts

Prohibition on algorithmic rent setting

Mass. S.2983State law

Prohibits algorithmic rent setting.

Answers the question “Can rent-setting software be used on my rent?”

The source

SOURCE: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2983 RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:36 UTC Bill S.2983 Skip to Content Bill S.2983 194th (Current) Search the Legislature Search the Legislature Search An Act prohibiting algorithmic rent setting Senate, March 12, 2026 -- The committee on Housing, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 994) of Cindy F. Friedman and Julian Cyr for legislation to prohibit algorithmic rent setting; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1016) of Michael O. Moore, Patricia D. Jehlen and James B.…

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Document
D046, retrieved Oct 1, 2026
Dates
Proposed, not law
Status on Oct 1, 2026
Proposed, not law

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Extracted by the model

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Category
Rent-setting software
Requirement
Prohibits algorithmic rent setting.
Key value
none
Effect
protection_or_duty
Quote found in source
yes
Confidence
90%

reasoning boundary

Decided by code

Deterministic: same rules, facts and date give the same answer.

  1. Jurisdiction: listed only for addresses whose state or legal city is MA.
  2. Dates: a bill, not law, so it never covers an address yet.
  3. Coverage: no building condition the data can test; conditions in words stay with the text.

As of Oct 1, 2026Engine run

Sources retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Which buildings it reaches

All 110 sample addresses in Massachusetts on Oct 1, 2026.

Boston and Cambridge
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On Oct 1, 2026. Rules that don’t apply are left out.