SENATE DOCKET, NO. 39        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 723

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel A. Wolf

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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 further regulating condominium associations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

2/24/2015

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

 

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

 

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

 

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

 

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

 

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

 

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

 

Garrett J. Bradley

3rd Plymouth

 

Thomas P. Kennedy

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

 

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

 

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/4/2015

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

3/5/2015

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

3/12/2015

Carlos Gonzalez

10th Hampden

3/26/2015

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

5/19/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 39        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 723

By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 723) of Daniel A. Wolf, Timothy R. Madden, Jay D. Livingstone, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to compliance of condominium associations.  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 further regulating condominium associations.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Subsection (c) of section 10 of Chapter 183A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:-

In an action brought by an owner or mortgagee holding a recorded first mortgage to enforce this subsection in which the organization of unit owners or their manager or management agent is found not to be compliant with this subsection, the organization of unit owners shall be responsible for all reasonable attorney fees incurred in the action.