SENATE, No. 758

By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 758) of Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to affordable housing. Housing.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.


AN ACT relative to affordable housing

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. Section 21 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

An applicant granted a comprehensive permit or approval under this section and receiving a subsidy from the commonwealth shall dedicate 100 per cent of the housing units constructed under the permit to affordable housing as defined in section 2 of chapter 40H and the units shall be included in the affordable housing count of the city or town where the units are located.