HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 527 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 371 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Stephen Kulik _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to defining affordable housing under chapter 40B.. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Stephen Kulik | 1st Franklin | Stanley C. Rosenberg | Hampshire and Franklin |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 527 FILED ON: 1/18/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 371 By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 371) of Stephen Kulik and Stanley C. Rosenberg for legislation to exempt municipalities with a certain percentage of affordable rental units from low and moderate income housing laws. Housing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to defining affordable housing under chapter 40B..
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 20 of Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is herby amended under the definition of “Consistent with local needs” by adding at the end thereof the following: A municipality shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter if the percentage of total units of affordable market rate rental housing units, as determined by the most recent state or federal data, is equal to or greater than forty percent of the total housing units in the municipality. |
