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Christmas In August For Massachusetts Real Estate Developers Is Good News For Housing Production

August 14, 2024 / August 14, 2024 by Donald R. Pinto, Jr. | Leave a Comment

In its $5.2 billion Affordable Homes Act (AHA) signed by Gov. Maura Healey last week, the Massachusetts Legislature came down the chimney with some presents that have been on developers’ wish lists for decades. In addition to making accessory dwelling units (ADUs) up to 900 square feet a by-right use in residential zoning districts (see […]

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In Massachusetts, Your In-Law Apartment No Longer Makes You An Outlaw

August 9, 2024 / August 21, 2024 by Tess Edwards | Leave a Comment

As has been widely reported, Governor Maura Healey on Tuesday signed into law the Affordable Homes Act (AHA), also known as the Housing Bond Bill (H.4977), which the Legislature passed in the wee hours of August 1, 2024. Among other important provisions, the AHA makes accessory dwelling units (ADUs) a by-right use in single-family zoning […]

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