SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2329 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 862
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 year-round housing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2329 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 862
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 862) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to year-round housing. Housing. |
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 year-round housing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Any property that meets the minimum square footage for habitability under the state sanitary code shall be permitted to be used as year-round housing. Any property that would otherwise be habitable, including but not limited to tiny houses, accessory dwelling units, or rooms in a hotel, motel, or motor inn, which have individual bathrooms and kitchen facilities, may be used for year-round housing, regardless of any municipal bylaw that imposes a higher minimum square footage than the state sanitary code for year-round habitability. This section shall preempt any local bylaw that prohibits the year-round habitability of property as set forth herein.