HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3090        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1109

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kevin G. Honan

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to address the need for additional resources for the development of affordable housing for low-income seniors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/16/2015

Mayor Martin J. Walsh

1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201

1/16/2015

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

9/11/2019

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

9/11/2019

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

9/11/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3090        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1109

By Mr. Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1109) of Kevin G. Honan and others relative to the development of affordable housing for low-income seniors.  Housing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to address the need for additional resources for the development of affordable housing for low-income seniors.

 

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 (a) of section 3 of chapter 121D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 15-16, the words “to senior citizens and”

SECTION 2.  Subsection (a) of section (3) of chapter 121D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after clause 8 the following clause:-

(9) Development of affordable housing for households with one or more persons over the age of sixty two and having household incomes under 80% of the Metropolitan Area Median Income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The fund shall expend for this purpose not less than 10% of annual expenditures from the fund or $6 million per year, whichever is greater.