SECTION 1. Section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Low or moderate income housing” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Low or moderate income housing”, any housing subsidized by the federal or state government under any program to assist the construction of low or moderate income housing as defined in the applicable federal or state statute, whether built or operated by any public agency or any nonprofit or limited dividend organization. The term low or moderate-income housing shall include 50 per cent of the homes in a manufactured housing community, as defined by section 32Q of chapter 140, which shall be included toward the city or town’s affordable housing threshold as documented on the subsidized housing inventory maintained by the department of housing and community development.

SECTION 2. Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 31. Affordable Housing Deed Restriction Exemption

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no affordable housing unit in the inventory of a municipality shall be subject to a deed restriction. This provision shall apply to all affordable housing units, including but not limited to, manufactured homes as defined in section 32Q of chapter 140.