HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1072        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2544

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay D. Livingstone

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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 protecting the interests of housing cooperative shareholders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/15/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1072        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2544

By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2544) of Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to providing for income tax rental deductions to certain resident shareholders of housing cooperatives.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3334 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act protecting the interests of housing cooperative shareholders.

 

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 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “wife.”, in line 111, the following words:- Said deduction shall be available to a resident shareholder of a housing cooperative organized under chapter 156B or chapter 157 who has resided in his or her cooperative unit throughout the tax year and has not claimed a deduction for real estate taxes  or mortgage interest on the resident shareholder’s federal income tax return.