Qualified Opportunity Zones of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 allow investors to improve certain land or businesses and pay no capital gains on their investment, conditions apply.
The Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (191-H.3924-HD.1100) is an attempt at Massachusetts rent control, just cause eviction, elimination of move-in monies, and more.
Policy priorities survey results as of May 2019 show fear of rent control has overtaken all other questions as the largest policy concern of owners and managers.