HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2909        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1432

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lenny Mirra and James M. Kelcourse

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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 40B rental and sales eligibility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

2/18/2021

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

2/18/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2909        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1432

By Messrs. Mirra of Georgetown and Kelcourse of Amesbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1432) of Lenny Mirra and James M. Kelcourse relative to local control over low and moderate income housing eligibility standards for affordable rental and purchase prices.  Housing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to 40B rental and sales eligibility.

 

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. Chapter 40B, as appearing most recently in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:-

Section 31: Local Control Over Equity Concerns

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 40B, municipal zoning boards and regional planning councils shall reserve the right to broaden income eligibility standards for affordable rental and purchase prices beyond what the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development provides. This right shall include, but not be limited to, raising the upper area median income threshold to include up to of ninety per cent of median income in the determination formula. Said entities may also reserve the right to raise the standard for affordable home sales prices by increasing the threshold of cost-burdened households from spending thirty per cent of household monthly income on housing expenses to spending thirty-five per cent of household monthly income on housing expenses.