Bill Text: MA S771 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to affordable housing use restrictions.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-27 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium [S771 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S771-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Hedlund

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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 affordable housing use restrictions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Mr. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

James Cantwell

4th Plymouth


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to affordable housing use restrictions.



��������������� 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: Section 21 of chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

All low and moderate income housing units built using a comprehensive permit must include a use restriction that remains in effect in perpetuity. Local boards shall have the sole discretion to waive this clause provided that it is replaced with a use restriction that remains in effect for a minimum of 30 years.�

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