SENATE DOCKET, NO. 24        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 711

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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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 relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 24        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 711

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2390 OF 2013-2014.]

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 relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury.

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. Notwithstanding section 20 through 23, inclusive, of Chapter 40B of the General Laws and any regulations promulgated thereunder, any manufactured home as defined in section 32Q of chapter 140 of the General Laws, or any other dwelling unit built on a chassis and containing complete electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities, and designed to be installed on a temporary or permanent living quarters, having been situated continuously on the same parcel in the Town of Shrewsbury for twenty years or more as of January 1, 2013, and having been assessed as a mobile or manufactured home by the Shrewsbury Board of Assessors, shall be considered “low or moderate income housing,” as defined in section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.