MA H3879

Bill

Expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes

Introduced
06/13/2019

In Committee
06/13/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill expands the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes. Specifically, it amends the existing law to state that "low or moderate income housing" shall include 50% of the homes in a manufactured housing community, and these homes will be counted towards a city or town's affordable housing threshold as documented on the subsidized housing inventory maintained by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (6)

Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Susan Gifford (R), Randy Hunt (R), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4974 (on 09/28/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3879

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3879
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3879.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1263	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1273	Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H3696	Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4974	40B	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2389	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2528	Similar To
S2421	Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville	Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S804	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To

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