Consolidated Amendment #B to H.4707

Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4707

Consolidated Amendment

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Mr. Michlewitz of Boston and others move to amend H.4707 by striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following 21 sections:-

SECTION 3. The first paragraph of section 13A of chapter 22 of the General Laws, as amended by section 60 of chapter 7 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sentences:- Two of the appointive members shall be architects licensed to practice in the commonwealth. One of the appointive members shall be a licensed building inspector. Three of the appointive members shall be selected after consultation with advocacy groups on behalf of persons with disabilities.

SECTION 3A. Said section 13A of said chapter 22, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The board shall make and from time to time alter, amend and repeal, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 30A, rules and regulations designed to make multiple dwellings and public buildings and facilities, including, but not limited to, areas that are not generally in public use, accessible to, functional for and safe for use by persons with disabilities. The board shall also make rules and regulations requiring that any person who has lawful control of improved or enclosed private property used as off-street parking areas where the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees, shall reserve parking spaces in said off-street parking areas for vehicles authorized to display handicapped plates or placards under section 2 of chapter 90; provided, that the parking requirements shall be consistent with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The parking spaces reserved for vehicles of such persons with a disability shall be clearly marked as such. The rules and regulations of the board shall establish standards and procedures designed to make adaptable for persons with physical disabilities for any building, regardless of the date of construction: (i) all dwelling units in multiple dwellings equipped with an elevator; (ii) all ground floor dwelling units in multiple dwellings not equipped with an elevator; and (iii) all public use and common use portions of such multiple dwellings; provided, however, that in any building constructed before March 13, 1991, such standards and procedures for dwelling units shall apply only to such units within: (i) any non-residential building undergoing a gut rehabilitation as part of a change in use into a multiple dwelling facility; or (ii) any residential building which is vacant undergoing a gut rehabilitation. The rules and regulations of the board shall establish standards and procedures designed to make accessible to, functional for and safe for use by persons with physical disabilities residential buildings whenever constructed and without the restrictions in the above paragraph. Unless otherwise specified, 5 per cent of the units in lodging or residential facilities for hire, rent or lease, containing 20 or more units, shall meet this requirement; provided, however, that accessible units shall allow 5 feet of turning radius for a wheelchair in the kitchens and bathrooms. In the event that the board determines that the need, in certain areas of the commonwealth, for such units either exceeds or does not require said 5 per cent, the board may require that, in said areas a percentage of units less than 5 per cent or not greater than 10 per cent be accessible and safe for persons with disabilities; provided, however, that said accessible units shall allow 5 feet of turning radius for a wheelchair in the kitchens and bathrooms. The board may make such determination only if there is sufficient factual basis, using data from the central registry of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission, established in section 74 of chapter 6, and other sources, to establish with a reasonable degree of certainty the present and future needs for said accessible units in certain areas of the commonwealth. A percentage of less than 5 per cent shall not be established unless such accessible units, which are not needed by persons with disabilities cannot be readily hired, rented or leased to other persons. The rules and regulations of the board shall include, but not be limited to, detailed architectural standards further defining adaptable and accessible dwelling units and such other provisions necessary to provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to or greater than the rights and remedies provided by the federal Fair Housing Act, the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and regulations thereunder as pertaining to such multiple dwellings.

SECTION 3B. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “buildings”, in line 67, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, the following words:- and facilities.

SECTION 3C. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “section”, in line 75, as so appearing, the following words:- and facilities.

SECTION 3D. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 80 and 81, as so appearing, the words “handicapped persons,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.

SECTION 3E. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 88 and 89, as so appearing, the word “newspaper” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- forms of.

SECTION 3F. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “building”, in line 93, as so appearing, the following words:- or facility, including areas not generally in public use,.

SECTION 3G. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “building be changed to a”, in line 94, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- building or facility be changed to a residential use or a.

SECTION 3H. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “building”, in lines 95 and 96, as so appearing, in each instance, the following words:- or facility.

SECTION 3I. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 102 and 103, as so appearing, the words “physically handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.

SECTION 3J. Said section 13A of said chapter 22, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the eighth paragraph.

SECTION 3K. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 131 and 132, as so appearing, the word “person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- building or facility, or portion thereof,.

SECTION 3L. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “building”, in line 150, as so appearing, the second time it appears, the following words:- or facility.

SECTION 3M. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “building”, in line 166, as so appearing, the following word:- , facility.

SECTION 3N. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 177, 179 and 187, as so appearing, in each instance, the words “physically handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with a disability.

SECTION 3O. The fourteenth paragraph of said section 13A of said chapter 22, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Alteration”, the following definition:-

“Areas that are not generally in public use”, areas not intended for use by the public, as designated in the 1991 and 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, and employee work areas.

SECTION 3P. Said fourteenth paragraph of said section 13A of said chapter 22, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Construction” the following 3 definitions:-

“Employee work area”, all or any portion of a space used only by employees and used only for work, including, but not limited to, corridors, toilet rooms, kitchenettes and break rooms if said areas constitute the path of travel to or are essential to the use of employees for work; provided, that all employee work areas shall be made accessible in new construction or where renovation work being performed is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the board. Corridors, toilet rooms, kitchenettes and break rooms shall not otherwise be considered employee work areas; provided, however, that where corridors, toilet rooms, kitchenettes and break rooms constitute the path of travel to or are essential to the use of employees for work, they shall be, when possible, adaptable.

“Facility”, all or any portion of a building, structure, site improvement, complex, equipment, road, walk, passageway, parking lot or other real or personal property, including the site where the building, property, structure or equipment is located.

“Gut rehabilitation”, the general replacement of the interior of a building that may or may not include changes to structural elements such as flooring systems, columns or load bearing interior or exterior walls.

SECTION 3Q. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 200, as so appearing, the words “Physically handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Person with a disability.

SECTION 3R. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 204, as so appearing, the words “Physically handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- A person with a disability.

SECTION 3S. Said section 13A of said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Public building”, in lines 209 through 226, inclusive, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Public building”, (i) a building constructed by the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof with public funds and open to public use, including, but not limited to, a building constructed by a public housing authority, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts Parking Authority, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or a building authority of any public educational institution, or their successors; or (ii) a privately financed building that is open to and used by the public, including, but not limited to, places of public accommodation listed in section 92A of chapter 272 and 42 U.S.C. section 12181(7).

SECTION 3T. Subsection (b) of section 1 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as amended by section 102 of chapter 7 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by inserting after clause (xvii) the following clause:-

(xviii) Develop and implement, not less than once every 5 years, a written comprehensive housing plan for the commonwealth. Such plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, housing supply and demand data, affordability and affordability gaps, identification of housing affordability challenges and needs by region and strategies to address such housing needs.

And further amend the bill, in section 5, by striking out lines 753 through 786, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 32. (a) As used in this section and section 33, “seasonal communities” shall mean cities or towns characterized by significant seasonal fluctuations in population and employment related to seasonally-based tourism, based on criteria established by the rural and seasonal communities coordinating council.

(b) There shall be a rural and seasonal communities coordinating council established within the executive office of housing and livable communities, which shall consist of the following members: (i) the secretary, or a designee, who shall serve as chairperson; (ii) the secretary of labor and workforce development, or a designee; (iii) 1 member appointed by the secretary; and (iv) 6 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall have expertise in municipal government, 1 of whom shall have expertise in the tourism industry, 1 of whom shall have expertise in the hospitality industry, 1 of whom shall have expertise in housing development and finance, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the developer community and a resident of a municipality designated as a seasonal community and 1 of whom shall be a licensed real estate agent with the board of registration of real estate brokers and salespersons and a resident of a municipality designated as a seasonal community; provided, that members appointed by the governor shall reflect each of the following regions of the commonwealth: western, northeastern, southeastern and the Cape and Islands. Each member appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The council shall adopt by-laws to govern its affairs.

(c) The rural and seasonal communities coordinating council shall advise and make recommendations to the executive office, including, but not limited to, regulatory recommendations related to:

(i) a process for the executive office to designate cities and towns as seasonal communities;

(ii) criteria for the executive office to designate cities and towns as seasonal communities, including, but not limited to:

(A) high rates of short-term rentals in relation to the overall housing inventory of the municipality;

(B) significant population increases in seasonal visitors;

(C) a disparity between the area median income and the income required to purchase a home in the municipality at the median home price of the municipality;

(D) percentage of housing stock used for seasonal, occasional or recreational use, or that is otherwise not used as the primary residence by the property owner; and

(E) high variations in the average monthly variation of employment in the sector over the full year in relation to the municipality’s minimum employment threshold;

(iii) policies or programs to serve the distinct needs of seasonal communities, including, but not limited to, access to specialized grant programs or special consideration under certain state grant programs of general application; and

(iv) best practices to incentivize the production of affordable year-round housing in seasonal communities.

(d) The rural and seasonal communities coordinating council may seek input from the rural policy advisory commission established in section 55 of chapter 23A related to policies pursuant to subsection (c) and shall review, on an as needed basis, the ongoing needs of municipalities designated as seasonal communities.

(e) Annually, not later than July 1, the rural and seasonal communities coordinating council shall submit a report of any recommendations pursuant to subsection (c) to the executive office, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on housing.

Section 33. (a) The executive office of housing and livable communities shall designate cities and towns as seasonal communities consistent with the process and recommendations established by the rural and seasonal communities coordinating council pursuant to section 32.

(b) The executive office shall develop a form for applications and determine necessary information to be submitted to municipalities by the owner of a dwelling qualifying for an exemption pursuant to clause Fifty-ninth of section 5 of chapter 59.

And further amend the bill, in said section 5, by striking out, in lines 813 through 815, inclusive, the definition of “Small landlord” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Small landlord”, an individual who has title to a building with no more than 3 residential units and does not live in the building for at least 6 months of any year, or who has title to a building with 4 or more residential units; provided that, such an individual shall have financial interest in neither more than 3 buildings nor more than 15 residential units.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 14 the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 14A. Section 6J of said chapter 62, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 39, the figure “2027” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2030.

SECTION 14B. Said section 6J of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 41, the figure “$55,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $110,000,000.

And further amend the bill, in section 15, by striking out the words “appearing in the 2022 Official Edition”, in line 1154, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- so appearing.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 17 the following 2 sections:-

SECTION 17A. Section 38R of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 38, the figure “2027” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2030.

SECTION 17B. Said section 38R of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 40, the figure “$55,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $110,000,000.

And further amend the bill, in section 18, by striking out the words “chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition”, in lines 1332 and 1333, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- said chapter 63, as so appearing.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 36 the following 6 sections:-

SECTION 36A. Chapter 183A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 16. The owners of any land may submit the land under this chapter by the recording in the registry of deeds of a master deed or, if the title to the land is registered under chapter 185, by filing the master deed under said chapter 185.

SECTION 36B. Section 14 of chapter 183B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “subsection (d)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- paragraph (3) of subsection (b).

SECTION 36C. Said chapter 183B is hereby further amended by striking out section 15 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 15. (a) This section shall apply to time-share licenses only to the extent expressly provided by the time-share instrument.

(b) A time-share may be terminated in accordance with the following:

(1) After the occurrence of a duly noticed and called meeting of the association convened for the purpose of discussion of the possible termination of the time-share plan, all time-shares in a time-share property may be terminated by written agreement of the time-share owners having at least 60 per cent of all eligible beneficial interests.

(2) An agreement to terminate all time-shares in a time-share property shall be evidenced by the execution, in the same manner as a deed, of a termination agreement, or ratifications thereof, by the requisite number of time-share owners. The termination agreement shall specify a date after which it shall be void unless it is recorded on or before said date, and it may provide for the establishment of a termination trust to carry out its terms and effect a sale as hereinafter provided. A termination agreement and all ratifications thereof shall be recorded in the registry of deeds or land registration office in every district in which a portion of the time-share property is situated and shall be effective only upon such recording.

(3) Unless the termination agreement sets forth the material terms of a contract or proposed contract under which an estate or interest in each time-share unit, equal to the sum of the time-shares therein, is to be sold and designates a trustee or board of trustees to effect the sale, title to an estate or interest in each time-share unit equal to the sum of the time-shares therein vests upon termination in the time-share owners thereof in proportion to the respective interests of the time-share owners, as provided in paragraphs (7) and (8), and liens on the time-shares shall attach to and encumber any interests. Any co-owner of said estate or interest in a unit may thereafter maintain an action for partition or for allotment or sale in lieu of partition.

(4) If the termination agreement sets forth parameters for the material terms of a contract or proposed contract under which an estate or interest in each time-share unit, equal to the sum of the time-shares therein, is to be sold and designates the board of the time-share owners association as trustees, or other individual or group of individuals as trustees, to effect the sale, title to the estate or interest vests upon termination in the trustees for the benefit of the time-share owners, to be transferred pursuant to the contract of sale. Net proceeds of the sale shall be distributed to time-share owners and lienholders as their interests may appear, as provided in paragraphs (7) and (8).

(5) The termination of a time-share plan shall not change the status of the underlying owners’ association. Upon termination of the time-share plan, the association shall continue to exist, but only for the purposes of concluding its affairs, prosecuting and defending actions by or against it, collecting and discharging obligations, disposing of and conveying its property, collecting and dividing its assets and otherwise complying with this section.

(6) All reasonable expenses incurred by the termination trustee relating to the performance of their duties pursuant to this subsection, including the reasonable fees of attorneys and other professionals, must be paid by the termination trustee.

(7) The termination trustee shall adopt reasonable procedures to implement the timely sale of the time-share property and comply with the requirements of this section.

(8) Except as otherwise provided in the termination agreement, so long as the time-share owners or their termination trustee hold title to an estate or interest equal to the sum of the time-shares, each former time-share owner and their successors in interest shall have the same rights with respect to occupancy in the time-share unit that they would have had if termination had not occurred, together with the same liabilities and other obligations imposed by this chapter or the time-share instrument.

(9) After termination of all time-shares in a time-share property and adequate provision for the payment of the claims of the creditors for time-share expenses, distribution of: (i) the proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section; (ii) the proceeds of any personalty held for the use and benefit of the former time-share owners; and (iii) any other funds held for the use and benefit of the former time-share owners shall be made to the former time-share owners and their successors in interest in proportion to their respective interests as provided in paragraph (8). Following termination, creditors of the association holding liens perfected against the time-share property prior to the termination may enforce said liens in the same manner as any other lien holder. All other creditors of the association shall be treated as if they had perfected liens on the time-share property immediately prior to termination.

(10) The time-share instrument may specify the respective fractional or percentage interest in the estate or interest in each unit or in the time-share property equal to the sum of the time-shares therein that will be owned by each former time-share owner upon termination of the time-shares. If the time-share instrument fails to so specify, then upon termination, each time-share owner’s beneficial interest in the termination trust shall be equal to such owner’s prior beneficial interest in the time-share property as set forth in the time-share instrument and any underlying condominium master deed.

SECTION 36D. Chapter 184 of the General Laws is hereby amended adding the following section:-

Section 36. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Affiliate”, an entity owned or controlled by an owner or under common control with an owner.

“Auction” or “public auction”, the sale of a housing accommodation under power of sale in a mortgage loan by public bidding.

“Borrower”, a mortgagor of a mortgage loan.

“Deed in lieu,” a deed for the collateral property or the housing accommodation that the mortgagee accepts from the borrower in exchange for the release of the borrower’s obligation under the mortgage loan.

“Designee”, a nonprofit organization, established pursuant to chapter 180, which is selected by members of a tenant association.

“Elderly tenant household”, a tenant household in which 1 or more of the residents are age 65 or older.

“Executive office”, the executive office of housing and livable communities established in chapter 23B.

“Foreclosure”, a legal proceeding to terminate a borrower’s interest in property instituted by a mortgagee and regulated under chapter 244.

“Housing accommodation”, a building, structure or part thereof, rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes, including, but not limited to, a house, apartment, condominium unit, cooperative unit and other multi-family residential dwelling; provided, that a housing accommodation shall not include a group residence, homeless shelter, lodging house, orphanage, temporary dwelling structure or transitional housing; and provided further, that a housing accommodation shall not include a borrower-occupied housing accommodation if the borrower is domiciled in the housing accommodation at the initiation of the short-sale, deed in lieu or foreclosure process.

“Member”, a natural person who is a member of a tenant association.

“Minimum tenant participation percentage”, the minimum percentage of tenants who shall participate as members of a tenant association as defined by the city or town in a municipal ordinance or by-law; provided, that the minimum tenant participation percentage shall be not less than 51 per cent of the tenant-occupied housing units. The percentage shall be calculated based on the number of tenant-occupied housing units in a property. If more than 1 person is a lessee in a unit, all of the tenants who are lessees for that unit shall participate as members of the tenant association for the unit to be counted toward the participating percentage of units.

“Mortgagee”, an entity to whom property is mortgaged, including, but not limited to, mortgage servicers, lenders in a mortgage agreement and any agent, servant or employee of the mortgagee or any successor in interest or assignee of the mortgagee's rights, interests or obligations under the mortgage agreement.

“Mortgage loan”, a loan secured wholly or partially by a mortgage on a housing accommodation.

“Owner”, a person, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, organization, limited liability company or other entity, or its successors or assigns that holds title to real property.

“Purchase contract”, a binding written agreement whereby an owner agrees to sell property, including, but not limited to, a purchase and sale agreement, contract of sale, purchase option or other similar instrument.

“Purchaser”, a party who has entered into a purchase contract with an owner and who will, upon performance of the purchase contract, become the new owner of the property.

“Sale”, an act by which an owner conveys, transfers or disposes of property by deed or otherwise, whether through a single transaction or a series of transactions; provided, that a disposition of housing by an owner to an affiliate of such owner shall not constitute a sale.

“Short-sale”, a sale approved by the mortgagee to a bona fide purchaser at a price that is less than the borrower’s existing debt on the housing accommodation.

“Successor”, an entity through which a tenant association may take title to the property, which may be a corporation with the sole stockholder being the tenant association, a housing cooperative organized under chapter 157B, a limited liability company in which the tenant association is the member, a limited partnership in which the tenant association is a general partner or when permitted by the municipality’s ordinance, a joint venture between any of such entities and another party with: (i) the requisite experience in acquiring, developing and owning residential property; and (ii) the financial capacity to guaranty financing of the purchase transaction.

“Tenant”, a natural person who has: (i) entered into an express written lease or rental agreement with the owner for exclusive possession of the premises for at least 6 months; or (ii) paid rent to the owner and the owner has accepted said rent for at least 6 months.

“Tenant association”, an organization with a membership limited to present tenants of a property that is: (i) registered with the municipality that has adopted an ordinance or by-law consistent with this section; or (ii) a non-profit organization incorporated under chapter 180.

“Third-party offer”, an offer to purchase the mortgaged property for valuable consideration by an arm’s length purchaser; provided, that a third-party offer shall not include an offer by the borrower or tenants.

“Third-party purchaser”, a purchaser who is not a tenant association, a designee or an affiliate.

(b)(1) A city or town may accept this section, in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4, through ordinance or by-law, to establish a tenant right to purchase property. This section shall take effect no later than 180 days after such acceptance. A city or town may at any time revoke its acceptance of this section by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality. The revocation shall not affect agreements relative to tenants’ right to purchase that have already been asserted prior to the revocation.

(2) A municipal ordinance or by-law may contain provisions that establish:

(i) tenancy protections for non-elderly tenant households that do not participate in the tenant association;

(ii) exclusion of applicability to properties with fewer than a designated number of units; provided, that different exclusion numbers may be adopted for owner-occupied properties and properties with no owner occupancy;

(iii) criteria for designees;

(iv) a tenant association’s ability to exercise rights pursuant to this section through a joint venture or partnership with another entity with experience in developing, owning or operating residential real estate or an entity that has the financial capacity to guaranty the financing of the purchase transaction; and

(v) exclusion of classes of properties in addition to the classes of properties enumerated in subsection (k).

(c) In any city or town that votes to adopt this section, an owner of a residential building shall: (i) notify the municipality and each tenant household, in writing by hand delivery and United States mail, of the owner’s intention to sell the property, with copy of the municipality’s prepared summary of the ordinance adopted hereunder; and (ii) provide a tenant association with the minimum tenant participation percentage an opportunity to make an offer to purchase the property prior to entering into an agreement to sell such property pursuant to the time periods in this section; provided, that no owner shall be under any obligation to enter into an agreement to sell such property to the tenants.

(d) A tenant association with the minimum tenant participation percentage may select a successor or a designee to act on its behalf as purchaser of the property and shall give the owner and the municipality notice of its selection.

(e)(1) A tenant association with the minimum tenant participation percentage, or its successor or designee, may, within 15 days after receipt of the notice of the owner’s intention to sell, submit an offer to the owner to purchase the property.

(2) A tenant association, successor or designee’s failure to submit a timely offer under paragraph (1) shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of the tenants’ rights under this section. If the owner and the tenant association, successor or designee, have not entered into an agreement within 15 days after receipt of the notice of the owner’s intent to sell, the owner may enter into an agreement to sell the property to a third party, subject to subsections (f) to (i), inclusive.

(f) Upon execution of any purchase contract with a third party, the owner shall, within 7 days, submit a copy of the contract along with a proposed purchase contract for execution by the tenant association, successor or designee. If the tenant association, successor or designee elect to purchase the property, the tenant association, successor or designee shall within 30 days after the receipt of the third-party purchase contract and the proposed purchase contract, execute the proposed purchase contract or such other agreement as is acceptable to both parties. The time periods set forth in this subsection may be extended by agreement between the owner and the tenant association, successor or designee. Except as otherwise specified in subsection (h), the terms and conditions of the proposed purchase contract offered to the tenant association, successor or designee shall be the same as those of the executed third-party purchase contract.

(g) After receipt of the third-party purchase contract pursuant to subsection (f), the tenant association, successor or designee may, within the 15-day time period prescribed in said subsection (f), make a counteroffer by executing and submitting to the owner an amended proposed purchase contract. Failure by the tenant association, successor or designee to execute the purchase contract or submit a counteroffer within the 15-day period in subsection (f) shall constitute a waiver of the tenants’ right to purchase. If the tenant association, successor or designee submits a counteroffer, the owner shall have 15 days from the date it receives the amended proposed purchase contract to execute the amended proposed purchase contract or reject, in writing, the counteroffer; provided, however, that if the owner rejects a counteroffer, it shall not subsequently enter into any purchase contract with a third party on terms that are the same as, or materially more favorable to the proposed third party purchaser, than the economic terms and conditions in the counteroffer proposed by the tenant association, successor or designee, unless the owner first provides a copy of such new third-party purchase contract and a new proposed purchase contract for execution by the tenant association, successor or designee, which shall contain the same terms and conditions as the newly executed third party purchase contract, except as otherwise specified by subsection (h), and the tenant association, successor or designee shall have 30 days from the date they receive the third-party purchase contract and the proposed purchase contract to execute the proposed purchase contract or such other agreement as is acceptable to the owner and the tenant association, successor or designee.

(h) Any purchase contract offered to, or proposed by, the tenant association, successor or designee shall include at a minimum the following terms:

(i) the earnest money deposit shall not exceed the lesser of: (A) the deposit in the third-party purchase contract; (B) 5 per cent of the sale price; or (C) $250,000; provided, however, that the owner and the tenant association, successor or designee may agree to modify the terms of the earnest money deposit; and provided, further, that the earnest money deposit shall be held under commercially-reasonable terms by an escrow agent selected jointly by the owner and the tenant association, successor or designee;

(ii) the earnest money deposit shall be refundable for not less than 90 days from the date of execution of the purchase contract or such greater period as provided for in the third-party purchase contract; provided, however, that if the owner unreasonably delays the buyer’s ability to conduct due diligence during the 90-day period, the earnest money deposit shall continue to be refundable for a period greater than 90 days. After the expiration of the specified time period, the earnest money deposit shall be forfeited and the right to purchase of the tenant association, successor or designee shall be irrevocably waived.

(i) The tenant association, successor or designee shall have 160 days from execution of the purchase and sale agreement to perform all due diligence, secure financing and close on the purchase of the property. Failure to exercise the purchase option within 160 days shall constitute a waiver of the purchase option by the tenant association, successor or designee.

(j) Any notice required by this section shall be deemed to have been provided when delivered in person or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the party to whom notice is required. Notice shall be deemed to have been provided when either: (i) the notice is delivered in hand to the tenant or an adult member of the tenant’s household; or (ii) the notice is sent by first class mail and a copy is left in, or under the door of, the tenant’s dwelling unit. A notice to the affected municipality shall be sent to the chief executive officer of the municipality.

(k) This section shall not apply to:

(i) property that is the subject of a government taking by eminent domain or a negotiated purchase in lieu of eminent domain;

(ii) a proposed sale to a purchaser pursuant to terms and conditions that preserve affordability, as determined by the executive office;

(iii) any sale of publicly-assisted housing, as defined in section 1 of chapter 40T;

(iv) rental units in any hospital, skilled nursing facility or health facility;

(v) rental units in a nonprofit facility that has the primary purpose of providing short-term treatment, assistance or therapy for alcohol, drug or other substance abuse; provided, that such housing is incident to the recovery program; and provided further, that the client has been informed in writing of the temporary or transitional nature of the housing;

(vi) rental units in a nonprofit facility: (A) that provides a structured living environment that has the primary purpose of helping homeless persons obtain the skills necessary for independent living in permanent housing; (B) where occupancy is restricted to a limited and specific period of time of not more than 24 months; and (C) where the client has been informed in writing of the temporary or transitional nature of the housing at its inception;

(vii) public housing units managed by the local housing authority;

(viii) federal public housing units that are subsidized and regulated under federal law, to the extent such applicable federal law expressly preempts this section;

(ix) any residential property where the owner is a natural person who owns not more than 6 residential rental units in the municipality and who resides in the commonwealth;

(x) any unit that is held in trust on behalf of a disabled individual who permanently occupies the unit, or a unit that is permanently occupied by a disabled parent, sibling, child or grandparent of the owner of that unit; or

(xi) any rental unit that is owned or managed by a college or university for the express purpose of housing students.

(l) The tenant association, successor or designee shall ensure that its purchase of the property will not result in the displacement of any elderly tenant households that choose not to participate in the purchase of the property.

(m)(1) An owner shall give notice to each tenant household of a housing accommodation of the intention to sell the housing accommodation by way of short-sale to avoid foreclosure or its intention of accepting a deed in lieu. Such notice shall be mailed by regular and certified mail, with a simultaneous copy to the attorney general, the secretary of the executive office and to the municipality adopting this section, within 2 business days of the owner’s submission of a request or application to the mortgagee for permission to sell the housing accommodation by way of short-sale or to accept a deed in lieu. This notice shall also include a statement of the rights provided by this section.

(2) No mortgagee shall accept any third party offers or deem the owner’s application for short-sale submitted for review unless and until the mortgagee receives documentation in a form approved by the attorney general demonstrating that the tenants of the housing accommodation have been informed of the owner’s intent to seek a short-sale or deed in lieu and the tenants have expressed their interest in exercising a right of first refusal within 60 days, assigning that right of first refusal, or the tenants have waived those rights. If the tenants have not affirmatively expressed their interest in exercising a right of first refusal or in assigning that right within 60 days or have not affirmatively waived that right within 60 days, the tenants’ rights shall be deemed waived.

(3) Before a housing accommodation may be transferred by short-sale or deed in lieu, the owner shall notify each tenant household, with a simultaneous copy to the attorney general, the secretary of the executive office and the municipality adopting this section, by regular and certified mail, of any bona fide offer that the mortgagee intends to accept. Before any short-sale or transfer by deed in lieu, the owner shall give each tenant household such a notice of the offer only if households constituting at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the housing accommodation notify the owner, in writing, that they collectively desire to receive information relating to the proposed sale. Tenants may indicate this desire within the same notice described in paragraph (2). Any notice of the offer required to be given under this subsection shall include the price, calculated as a single lump sum amount, of any promissory notes offered in lieu of cash payment.

(4) A group of tenants representing at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the housing accommodation that are entitled to notice under paragraph (3) shall have the collective right to purchase, in the case of a third party offer that the mortgagee intends to accept, provided that the group of tenants shall:

(A) submit to the owner reasonable evidence that the tenants of at least 51 per cent of the occupied units in the housing accommodation have approved the purchase of the housing accommodation;

(B) submit to the owner a proposed purchase and sale agreement on substantially equivalent terms and conditions within 60 days of receipt of notice of the offer made under paragraph (3);

(C) obtain a binding commitment for any necessary financing or guarantees within an additional 90 days after execution of the purchase and sale agreement; and

(D) close on such purchase within an additional 90 days after the end of the 90-day period in clause (C).

(5) No owner shall unreasonably refuse to enter into, or unreasonably delay the execution or closing on a purchase and sale with tenants who have made a bona fide offer to meet the price and substantially equivalent terms and conditions of an offer for which notice is required to be given pursuant to paragraph (3). Failure of the tenants to submit such a purchase and sale agreement within the first 60-day period, to obtain a binding commitment for financing within the additional 90-day period or to close on the purchase within the second 90-day period, shall serve to terminate the rights of such tenants to purchase. The time periods provided in this paragraph may be extended by agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to require an owner to provide financing to such tenants. A group or association of tenants that has the right to purchase pursuant to this subsection, at its election, may assign its purchase right pursuant to this subsection to the city or town in which the housing accommodation is located, or the housing authority of the city or town in which the housing accommodation is located, or an agency of the commonwealth, nonprofit, community development corporation, affordable housing developer, or land trust, for the purpose of permanently continuing the use of the housing accommodation as affordable rental housing.

(6) The right of first refusal created in this subsection shall inure to the tenants for the time periods provided in paragraph (4), beginning on the date of notice to the tenants under paragraph (1). The effective period for such right of first refusal shall begin anew for each different offer to purchase that the mortgagee intends to accept. The right of first refusal shall not apply with respect to any offer received by the owner for which a notice is not required pursuant to paragraph (3).

(7) In any instance where the tenants are not the successful purchaser of the housing accommodation, the mortgagee shall provide evidence of compliance with this section by filing an affidavit of compliance with the attorney general, the secretary of the executive office and the registry of deeds for the county and district where the property is located within 7 days of the sale.

(8) An owner shall not evict a tenant to avoid application of this subsection.

(9) An aggrieved tenant may seek damages under chapter 93A and may file a complaint with the attorney general. A tenant may seek damages, including compensatory relief in the form of a percentage of the sales price, injunctive relief in the form of specific performance to compel transfer of the property or both compensatory and injunctive relief. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or constrain the rights tenants currently have under applicable laws, including, but not limited to, chapters 186 and 186A. At all times, all parties shall negotiate in good faith.

(10) The attorney general shall enforce this subsection and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for enforcement. The attorney general may seek injunctive, declaratory and compensatory relief on behalf of tenants and the commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. The attorney general shall post a sample intent to sell notice, sample proof of notice to tenants, sample notice of offer and other necessary documents.

(n)(1) When a mortgagee seeks judicial determination of the right to foreclose, the mortgagee shall provide a copy of the complaint by regular and certified mail to the tenants of the housing accommodation and to the municipality adopting this section. The mortgagee shall also provide tenants and the municipality, by regular and certified mail, with a copy of any order of notice issued by the land court, if applicable, within 5 days of issuance.

(2) The mortgagee shall provide each tenant household and the municipality adopting this section, by regular and certified mail, a copy of all notices of sale published pursuant to section 14 of chapter 244. A copy shall be provided simultaneously with the successive publication notices.

(3) Not later than 5 business days before the auction of a housing accommodation, the tenants shall inform the mortgagee, in writing, if a group of tenants representing at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the housing accommodation or an entity to which they have assigned their right of first refusal intend to exercise their right of first refusal at auction and desire to receive information relating to the proposed auction.

(4) A group of tenants representing at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the housing accommodation or an entity to which they have assigned their right of first refusal may exercise their collective right to purchase the housing accommodation, in the event of a third party offer at auction that the mortgagee receives; provided, that the group of tenants shall:

(i) submit to the mortgagee reasonable evidence that the tenants of at least 51 per cent of the occupied homes in the housing accommodation have approved the purchase of the housing accommodation;

(ii) submit to the mortgagee a proposed purchase and sale agreement on substantially equivalent terms and conditions to that received by the mortgagee in the third-party offer within 60 days of receipt of notice of the bid made under paragraph (3);

(iii) obtain a binding commitment for any necessary financing or guarantees within an additional 90 days after execution of the purchase and sale agreement; and

(iv) close on such purchase within an additional 90 days after the end of the 90-day period under clause (iii).

No mortgagee shall unreasonably refuse to enter into, or unreasonably delay the execution or closing on a purchase and sale with tenants who have made a bona fide offer to meet the price and substantially equivalent terms and conditions of a bid received at auction. Failure of the tenants to submit such a purchase and sale agreement within the first 60-day period, to obtain a binding commitment for financing within the additional 90-day period or to close on the purchase within the second 90-day period, shall serve to terminate the rights of such tenants to purchase. The time periods provided in this paragraph may be extended by agreement.

Nothing herein shall be construed to require a mortgagee to provide financing to such tenants. A group or association of tenants that has the right to purchase hereunder, at its election, may assign its purchase right hereunder to the city, town, housing authority, or agency of the commonwealth, nonprofit, community development corporation, affordable housing developer, or land trust for the purpose of permanently continuing the use of the housing accommodation as affordable rental housing.

If there are no third-party bids at auction for the housing accommodation, the tenants shall have a right of first refusal whenever the mortgagee seeks to sell the housing accommodation. The tenants shall be notified of any offers the mortgagee intends to accept and shall be given an opportunity to meet the price and substantially the terms of a third-party offer based on the same timeline described in paragraph (4).

(5) The right of first refusal created herein shall inure to the tenants for the time periods herein before provided, beginning on the date of notice to the tenants under paragraph (1).

(6) In any instance where the tenants are not the successful purchaser of the housing accommodation, the seller of such unit shall provide evidence of compliance with this section by filing an affidavit of compliance with the attorney general, the secretary of the executive office and the registry of deeds for the county and district where the property is located within 7 days of the sale.

(7) An owner shall not evict a tenant to avoid application of this subsection.

(8) An aggrieved tenant may seek damages under chapter 93A and may file a complaint with the attorney general. A tenant may seek damages including a percentage of the sales price or injunctive relief in the form of specific performance to compel transfer of property, or both compensatory and injunctive relief. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or constrain in any way the rights tenants currently have under applicable laws, including, but not limited to, chapters 186 and 186A. At all times, all parties shall negotiate in good faith.

(9) The attorney general shall enforce this subsection and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for enforcement. The attorney general may seek injunctive, declaratory, and compensatory relief on behalf of tenants and the commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. The attorney general shall post a sample intent to sell notice, sample proof of notice to tenants, sample notice of offer, and other necessary documents.

SECTION 36E. Chapter 185 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 52 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 52. (a) As used in this section, “notice of voluntary withdrawal” shall mean an instrument in writing signed and acknowledged by all owners of the land to be voluntarily withdrawn and that contains the following information: (i) names and addresses of all owners; (ii) the certificate of title number with the registration book and page numbers; (iii) a description of the land in the form contained in the certificate of title or a description incorporating by reference the lot numbers, if numbered and the land court plan, together with a reference to the certificate with which the plan is filed; and (iv) the street address of the land, if any. The notice of voluntary withdrawal shall include warning to all interest holders entitled to notice that any objection to the requested withdrawal shall be filed with the court not later than 30 days following the service of the notice or shall be waived.

(b) A judgment of registration and the entry of a certificate of title shall be

regarded as an agreement running with the land and binding upon the plaintiff and the plaintiff's successors in title that the land shall be and forever remain registered land and subject to this

chapter unless withdrawn under this section and except as provided in section 26.

(c) If all of a parcel of land, the title to which is registered under this chapter, is acquired by the commonwealth, any agency, department, board, commission or authority of the commonwealth, any political subdivision of the commonwealth or any agency, department, board, commission or authority of any political subdivision of the commonwealth, the acquisition shall be a sufficient ground for withdrawal of the registered land from this chapter. The land so acquired shall be withdrawn upon the filing with the land court of a complaint for voluntary withdrawal by the public entity and the endorsement by a justice of the land court of a notice of withdrawal by the public entity, which shall be filed in the registry district where the land is located.

(d) The owners of the fee simple estate in a parcel of land, the title to which has been registered under this chapter, may voluntarily withdraw the registered land from this chapter by filing with the land court a complaint for voluntary withdrawal naming themselves as all of the owners of the fee simple estate in the entire parcel of land, and identifying any mortgagees, lessees or option holders of record having an interest in the registered land, together with a notice of voluntary withdrawal. The plaintiff shall file with the complaint documentation sufficient to establish conclusively their ownership of the fee simple estate in the entire parcel of land that is the subject of the complaint, including, but not limited to, a last-prepared certificate of title, deeds, conveyance records or other documents or instruments that demonstrate their ownership interest. The plaintiff also may file with the court written and signed assents from any interest holders entitled to notice who have agreed to the withdrawal. Upon the request of the plaintiff or the court’s determination of reasonable need, the court may appoint an examiner of title, whose fees shall be paid by the plaintiff, to prepare a report sufficient to identify the current owners and all current mortgagees, lessees, or option holders with interests in the land who are entitled to notice. The court’s order of appointment shall be made not later than 30 days after receipt of the complaint or request for appointment, if later made, unless the court, for good cause, determines that appointment at a later time is indicated, and shall direct such report to be prepared and filed with the court not later than 14 days after the appointment is made, unless the court, for good cause, then or thereafter allows further time. All interest holders entitled to notice who have not assented shall be served by certified mail with a file-stamped copy of the complaint and notice of voluntary withdrawal. The court may order further notice to be given, including by additional means, if the court determines it necessary or desirable to accomplish effective service. The plaintiff shall file with the court an affidavit certifying that such notice by certified mail or other means ordered by the court has been given, together with proof of service. Where the plaintiff is represented by counsel, the affidavit shall be executed by counsel.

(e) If no objection has been filed by any interest holder entitled to notice not later than 30 days following service, a justice of the court shall approve and endorse the notice of voluntary withdrawal not later than 30 days following receipt of all required information and documentation unless the court, for good cause, determines that further time is indicated. Notwithstanding the filing of an objection not later than 30 days, the notice of voluntary withdrawal shall be endorsed by a justice of the land court unless the court determines that there is good cause for the objection. Upon endorsement by a justice of the land court, the notice of voluntary withdrawal shall be filed for registration and noted on the memorandum of encumbrances for the certificate of title and may be recorded with the registry of deeds for the district within which the land lies, whereupon the land shall be withdrawn from this chapter and shall become unregistered land. The owners shall hold title to the land free of all liens and encumbrances, including adverse possession and prescriptive rights, existing as of the date the judicially-endorsed notice of voluntary withdrawal is noted on the memorandum of encumbrances, as though a judgment of confirmation without registration had been recorded under section 56A; provided, however, that the owners shall not hold title free of the encumbrances set forth or referred to in section 46 and those noted on the certificate of title or filed for registration before the date the endorsed notice of voluntary withdrawal is noted on the memorandum of encumbrances.

(f) The chief justice of the land court or a designee may promulgate or establish rules, practices, guidelines, forms or procedures, including an appropriate filing fee for the complaint and notice of voluntary withdrawal, as necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 36F. Said chapter 185 is hereby further amended by striking out section 114 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 114. (a) No erasure, alteration or amendment shall be made upon the registration book after the entry of a certificate of title or of a memorandum thereon and the attestation of the same by the recorder or an assistant recorder without court order, except in an instance in which the assistant recorder, upon approval of the chief title examiner of the land court or their designee, determines that a clerical error or omission has been made in the entry of the certificate of title or memorandum thereon.

(b) A registered owner or other person in interest may apply by complaint to the court upon the grounds that: (i) registered interests of any description, whether vested, contingent, expectant or inchoate, have terminated and ceased; (ii) new interests not appearing upon the certificate have arisen or been created; (iii) an error or omission was made in entering a certificate or any memorandum thereon; (iv) the name of any person on the certificate has been changed; (v) the registered owner has married, or if registered as married, that the marriage has been terminated; (vi) a corporation which owned registered land and has been dissolved has not conveyed the same within 3 years after its dissolution; or (vii) upon any other reasonable ground, and the court may hear and determine the complaint after notice to all parties in interest, and may order the entry of a new certificate, the entry or cancellation of a memorandum upon a certificate, or grant any other relief upon such terms, requiring security if necessary, as it may consider proper; provided, however, that this section shall not authorize the court to open the original judgment of registration; and provided further, that nothing shall be done by the assistant recorder or ordered by the court that shall impair the title or other interest of a purchaser holding a certificate for value and in good faith, or their heirs or assigns, without their written consent.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 109 the following 3 sections:-

SECTION 109A. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations on accessibility in housing for persons with disabilities and seniors to increase the ability of individuals to live in a safe, dignified and healthy environment in their residences. The special commission shall consider the scope and positive impacts of longstanding accessibility standards.

(b) The commission shall consist of: the secretary of housing and livable communities, or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the executive director of the architectural access board established in section 13A of chapter 22 of the General Laws, or a designee; the chairs of the joint committee on housing; the executive director of the Massachusetts office on disability established in section 185 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, or a designees; a representative appointed by the statewide Independent Living Council; a representative of the Institute for Human Centered Design, Inc.; a representative of NAIOP Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative of the Disability Law Center, Inc.; a representative of the Arc Massachusetts, Inc.; and a representative of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc.

(c) The commission shall: (i) examine accessibility features in residential housing that benefit persons with disabilities and seniors, including, but not limited to, features for individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health and neurodivergent disabilities; and (ii) review the definition of accessibility in housing for persons with disabilities and seniors. The commission shall review and consider the potential financial barriers and any impacts on programs and consider the impact of climate change on housing for people with disabilities The commission shall make recommendations, if any, including any recommendations related to 780 CMR.

(d) Not later than June 30, 2025, the commission shall file a report and recommendations, if any, with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on housing.

SECTION 109B. (a) There is hereby established a special commission to study and make recommendations on expanding the supply of housing available and affordable to tenants with a household income of not more than 30 per cent of the area median income, adjusted for household size, as periodically determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The commission shall review and evaluate federal, state and local subsidies that support the creation of housing for such tenants and make recommendations to increase the supply of housing that is available and affordable to households earning not more than 30 per cent of the area median income.

(b) The commission shall review and consider the following: (i) the number of deeply subsidized rental units targeted at families with incomes at or below 30 per cent of the area median income and the percentage of those units that are accessible to persons with disabilities; (ii) the number of families with such incomes per deeply subsidized rental unit; (iii) the gap between median rents and the rent affordable to families with such incomes and an analysis of whether existing housing subsidies are sufficient to bridge such gap; (iv) the ratio of households with such incomes to unsubsidized units available at rents up to 50 per cent of such income; (v) housing market factors such as vacancy rates, rate of rent increases and conversion of rental housing to homeownership units; (vi) the impact of non-housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, the earned income tax credit on cost burdens for working families; (vii) barriers to accessing available housing, including racial and ethnic disparities in housing access; and (viii) any other factors that the commission deems relevant.

(c) The commission shall consist of the secretary of housing and livable communities, or their designee, who shall serve as chair; the chairs of the joint committee on housing, or their designees; the minority leader of the house of representatives, or a designee; the minority leader of the senate, or a designee; the secretary of administration and finance, or a designee; the secretary of health and human services, or a designee; a representative of the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, Inc.; a representative of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership; a representative of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; a representative of the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation; a representative of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations; a representative of the Regional Housing Network; and 5 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a local housing authority, 1 of whom shall be a representative of an advocacy organization representing tenants, 1 of whom shall have expertise in affordable housing finance, 1 of whom shall have expertise in nonprofit affordable housing development and 1 of whom shall have expertise in development of permanent supportive housing.

(d) Not later than June 30, 2025, the commission shall file its recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on housing.

SECTION 109C. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all contractors and subcontractors at any level engaged in a construction, development, renovation, remodeling, reconstruction, rehabilitation or redevelopment project receiving funds pursuant to items 7004-0074 and 7004-0075 of this act shall, at the time of bidding for the project, maintain or participate in a bona fide apprentice program, as defined in section 11H of chapter 23 of the General Laws and described in section 11I of said chapter 23, for each eligible apprenticeship trade or occupation represented in their workforce that is approved by the division of apprentice standards within the executive office of labor and workforce development, and shall register all apprentices with the division and abide by the apprentice to journeyman ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of any work on the project. This provision does not require the program to qualify as an employee welfare benefit plan under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§1001-1461.

And further amend the bill, in section 113, by inserting after the word “The”, in line 2759, the following words:- rural and.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 120 the following section:-

SECTION 120A. Sections 36B and 36C shall apply to all time-share plans in the commonwealth existing before and subsequent to the effective date of this act.

And further amend the bill by inserting after section 121 the following section:-

SECTION 121A. Sections 14B and 17B shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.