Bill Text: MA H2013 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Further regulate the maintenance of roads, bridges, beaches and other common areas in private subdivisions

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - Read second and ordered to a third reading [H2013 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2013-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cleon H. Turner

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to private road maintenance .

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cleon H. Turner

1st Barnstable

Jeffrey Davis Perry

5th Barnstable

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4482 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to private road maintenance .



��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 184 of the General Laws shall be amended by adding after Section 23A, the following new section:

Section 23B.�� �Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the obligation of property owners in� private subdivisions to maintain private roads, bridges, beaches or other common areas shall be deemed to be a servitude and not a condition or restriction whether such obligation is imposed by a recorded document or otherwise.�

SECTION 2. This act shall go into effect upon its passage.

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