Session Laws

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. Subsection 6 of section 4 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1986 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The word "age" as used in this subsection shall not apply to persons who are minors nor to residency in state-aided or federally-aided housing developments for the elderly nor to residency in retirement communities consisting of either a structure or structures constructed expressly for use by the elderly on one parcel or on contiguous parcels of land, totalling at least ten acres in size, which communities have a minimum age requirement for residency of at least fifty-five years; provided, however, that no more than one of the persons occupying any unit may be under fifty-five years of age, exclusive of nurses or other persons providing health care services to the elderly occupants of said unit.

SECTION 2. Subsection 7 of said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The word "age" as used in this subsection shall not apply to persons who are minors nor to residency in state-aided or federally-aided housing developments for the elderly nor to residency in retirement communities consisting of either a structure or structures constructed expressly for use by the elderly on one parcel or on contiguous parcels of land, totalling at least ten acres in size, which communities have a minimum age requirement for residency of at least fifty-five years; provided, however, that no more than one of the persons occupying any unit may be under fifty-five years of age, exclusive of nurses or other persons providing health care services to the elderly occupants of said unit.