SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 2A of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “law.” in line 33, the following sentence:- Such property shall not include any parcel for which membership in a condominium association is a mandatory condition of ownership.
SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of said section 2A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the word “law.” in line 60, the following paragraph:-
“Class five, special residential”, property for which membership in a condominium association is a mandatory condition of ownership and which is used or held for human habitation containing 1 or more dwelling units including rooming houses with facilities designed and used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating on a non-transient basis, and a bed and breakfast home with no more than 3 rooms for rent. Such property includes accessory land, buildings or improvements incidental to such habitation and used exclusively by the residents of the property or their guests. The property shall also include: (i) land that is situated in a residential zone and has been subdivided into residential lots; and (ii) land used for the purpose of a manufactured housing community, as defined in section 32F of chapter 140; provided, however, that the property shall not include a hotel or motel. Such property may be exempt from taxation under other provisions of law.
SECTION 3. Section 38 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the word “and”.
SECTION 4. Said section 38 of said chapter 59, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the word “industrial” in line 11, the following words:-
;and Class five, special residential .
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