SENATE DOCKET, NO. 579        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 643

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act realtive to the oversight of affordable housing developments..

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:-

Upon the issuance of occupancy permits, the Department of Housing and Community Development, or its successor, shall be responsible for enforcing all comprehensive permit conditions, use restrictions, covenants, and other related matters.