Bill > H3522

This bill, concerning affordable housing in Salisbury, Massachusetts, amends existing housing laws, specifically Chapter 40B of the General Laws, which generally governs affordable housing development. The key provision is that certain manufactured homes, defined as dwellings built on a chassis with full utilities and designed for permanent living, that have been on the same property in Salisbury for at least twenty years as of January 1, 2012, and were assessed as mobile or manufactured homes by the town's assessors, will now be considered "low or moderate income housing." This designation is important because Chapter 40B allows for certain exemptions and incentives for developments that meet affordable housing criteria, potentially making these long-standing manufactured homes eligible for such benefits. The bill takes effect immediately upon its passage.