HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 236        FILED ON: 1/8/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1210

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act Establishing Commonwealth Affordability Standards.

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 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:-

“Affordability standards”, affordable housing is available and affordable for those earning no more than 50% of the average median income of the metropolitan statistical area in which the project is proposed.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.