1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 218 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2892 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Joan Meschino _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to condominiums. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth1/9/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/30/2023 1 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 218 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2892 By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2892) of Joan Meschino and Mathew J. Muratore relative to the taxation of condominiums. Revenue. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to condominiums. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 14 of Chapter 183A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentences:- 3 Provided, however, that any portion of the common area and facilities for which the 4declarant has reserved in the master deed any right to add or withdraw real estate shall, at the 5discretion of the board of assessors, be separately assessed at a value equal to the land value prior 6to recording the master deed, minus the value of any separately taxed improvement(s) 7subsequent to recording the master deed and taxed to the declarant or its successor in interest and 8the lien for those taxes shall attach to the right or interest so assessed but not to the common 9areas and facilities. To the extent the reserved right expires or is otherwise extinguished, the lien 10for taxes previously assessed to the declarant or successor shall attach to any units in the 11condominium submitted to condominium status after the assessment of the right, but not to units 12against which property taxes were separately assessed in the same fiscal year the interest was 13assessed. No reserved right shall be assessed and taxed after it expires or is otherwise 2 of 2 14extinguished, provided, however, that any such right extended, revived or granted by the 15organization of unit owners under section 5 shall, after an instrument extending, reviving or 16granting such right is recorded or registered, be assessed and taxed under this section.