SENATE DOCKET, NO. 567 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1014
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Benjamin B. Downing
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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 ensuring access to line-drying.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Benjamin B. Downing | Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 567 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1014
By Mr. Downing, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1014) of Downing for legislation to ensure acces to line-drying [Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government]. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act ensuring access to line-drying.
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 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 21E the following section:-
Section 21F.
(a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
"Legal instrument", a municipal ordinance, bylaw or regulation; a rule, bylaw or regulation of an association of property owners; a deed restriction, restrictive covenant, contract or similar binding agreements.
"Solar clothes-drying device", a clothesline, drying rack or other equipment used for solar drying of clothing.
(b) In a city or town which accepts this section, no legal instrument shall unreasonably prohibit the installation or use of solar clothes-drying devices on residential property, except as necessary to protect public health and safety.
(c) This section shall not apply to condominium common areas and facilities as defined in section 1 of chapter 183a.
