HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2944 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1530
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carlos González
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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 nonprofit receivership authorization.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/18/2023 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/20/2023 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/26/2023 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 1/26/2023 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/9/2023 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/10/2023 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/19/2023 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 2/28/2023 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Norfolk | 3/9/2023 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 3/15/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2944 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1530
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1530) of Carlos González and others relative to nonprofit receivership of vacant residential property. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to nonprofit receivership authorization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 127I of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Following appointment of a receiver for a vacant residential property, the court, upon motion by the receiver with notice to the owner, mortgagee, and all interested parties, may allow for the sale of the property to a nonprofit entity for fair market value in its then current condition. Any such sale shall be conditioned upon the court finding that the nonprofit will correct all outstanding state sanitary code violations and rehabilitate the property for affordable sale to a first-time homebuyer from a household whose income is not more than 120 per cent of median income as determined by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, and further that the nonprofit has the expertise and resources necessary to do so. Any such motion filed by the receiver under this section shall not be heard by the court for at least thirty days following the filing date, during which period the owner, mortgagee, and any other interest parties may join a motion for leave to correct all state sanitary code violations at the property. Upon finding that the owner, mortgagee, or other interested party has the intention and ability to correct the code violations, the court shall stay hearing on the receiver’s motion for a reasonable period of time to allow the owner, mortgagee, or other interested party to do so.