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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4174 FILED ON: 2/22/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3722 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the City of Salem. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Manny Cruz7th Essex2/22/2023Joan B. LovelySecond Essex2/22/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4174 FILED ON: 2/22/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3722 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 3722) of Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city |
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| 20 | 20 | | council) relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem. Housing. [Local |
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| 21 | 21 | | Approval Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the City of Salem. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2contrary, the City of Salem City Council by majority vote may enact an ordinance to regulate the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3conversion of housing accommodations in the municipality to the condominium or cooperative |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4form or ownership in buildings containing two or more residential units. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5 SECTION 2. Such ordinance may include, but is not limited to: (i) provisions for |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6investigations and hearings on condominium conversions or proposed conversions; (ii) a permit |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7process; (iii) tenant notification requirements; (iv) relocation costs for tenants and other measures |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8to protect tenants; (v) control of evictions; (vi) penalties for violation of the ordinance; and (vii) |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9afford tenants and the City or the City’s Designee the right to purchase the residential property in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10which the tenant(s) reside(s) when the residential property is being offered for sale. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 SECTION 3. The ordinance may establish a condominium review board or vest |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12administrative duties in an existing municipal board, commission, or office. The review board |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13may exercise such powers as it is given by the ordinance. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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