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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5035
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 9, 2024.
The committee on Housing, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 850) of Michael D. Brady for
legislation relative to the use of community preservation funding by local
public housing authorities; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
853) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to finance the transition to
fossil fuel-free buildings; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
863) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to reforming the
housing development incentive program; the petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 869) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to reduce the
financial barriers to renting homes; the petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 870) of James B. Eldridge, Sal N. DiDomenico, Patricia D.
Jehlen, Lydia Edwards and other members of the General Court for
legislation to improve the housing development incentive program; the
petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 871) of James B. Eldridge for
legislation to promote housing cooperatives; the petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 872) of James B. Eldridge, Danillo A. Sena, Mike
Connolly, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for
legislation to enable local options for tenant protections; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 882) of John F. Keenan for legislation
relative to bed bugs; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 891) of
Liz Miranda, Michael F. Rush and Vanna Howard (with the approval of
the mayor abd city council) for legislation to restore Boston's
governmentally-involved housing protection; the petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 894) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to establish a
low-income sewer and water assistance program; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 895) of Susan L. Moran for legislation
to promote sustainable affordable housing; the petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 898) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to expand the
eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality's affordable
housing inventory; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 902) of
Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to public 2 of 5
housing determination for veterans; the petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 903) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to streamline housing
permitting; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1299) of
Patricia D. Jehlen, Adam Gomez, Susannah M. Whipps, Jack Patrick
Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to enable
cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants; the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2545) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Christine P.
Barber, Erika Uyterhoeven and Mike Connolly (with approval of the
mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the city of Somerville
to regulate rent in residential dwelling units; the petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 2623) of Cynthia Stone Creem (by vote of the town) to
authorize the town of Brookline to implement rent stabilization and tenant
eviction protections; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1300)
of Peter Capano relative to housing development incentive program tax
credits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1304) of Mike
Connolly and others for legislation to remove the prohibition on rent
control and to provide tenant and foreclosure protections; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1306) of Edward F. Coppinger relative
to relief in a tenant counterclaim; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1314) of David F. DeCoste and Joseph D. McKenna relative to
statewide public housing applications and the centralized waitlist system;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1315) of David F. DeCoste
relative to the internet based, state-wide public housing application and
centralized waitlist system; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1318) of Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to the stabilization of
rents in cities and towns facing distress in the housing market; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1319) of William C. Galvin and others
for legislation to limit rent increases and create a rental arbitrator within
the office of the Attorney General; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1320) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Ryan M. Hamilton and
others for legislation to promote housing cooperatives; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1321) of Susan Williams Gifford and
Joseph D. McKenna relative to the definition of low and moderate income
housing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1322) of Susan
Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to establish a
special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the
definition of affordable housing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1323) of Susan Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna relative to
affordable housing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1325) of
Patricia A. Haddad relative to housing developments in communities with
a population less than 30,000 persons; the petition (accompanied by bill, 3 of 5
House, No. 1342) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public
housing restrictions for sex offenders; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1343) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public
housing restrictions; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1344)
of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special
commission (including members of the General Court) on affordable
housing qualification; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1345)
of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to affordable housing and the
preservation of community water resources; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1346) of Hannah Kane, David Allen Robertson and Paul
McMurtry relative to condominium elections; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1348) of Patrick Joseph Kearney and Susan Williams
Gifford relative to detached accessory dwellings knows as tiny homes; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1352) of Joseph D. McKenna
relative to the requirements for calculating the municipal land area for
subsidized housing inventory; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1353) of Joseph D. McKenna and Anne M. Gobi relative to cities and
towns sheltering individuals for certain state or federal housing agencies;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1355) of Lenny Mirra for
legislation to prohibit construction of certain structures within 500 feet of
the border of wildlife management areas; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1356) of Lenny Mirra relative to the penalty for
withholding low income housing development excess profits; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1357) of Lenny Mirra relative to local
control over low and moderate income housing eligibility standards for
affordable rental and purchase prices; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1358) of Lenny Mirra for legislation to increase access and
financing for smart growth developments; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1360) of Samantha Montaño, Rob Consalvo and Vanna
Howard (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to
governmentally-involved housing in the city of Boston; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1361) of Samantha Montaño for
legislation to enable municipal housing agencies to enter enforceable deed
restriction agreements with small property owners in good standing as part
of zoning variance approval; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1363) of David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to the display of the flag of the
United States by certain condominium owners; the joint petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1371) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and
Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council)
that the city of Northampton be authorized to prohibit landlords and
brokers from requiring broker's commissions to be paid by tenants or 4 of 5
prospective tenants; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1372)
of Lindsay N. Sabadosa that the Housing Appeals Committee develop an
application to remove deed riders for property owners who purchased
homes through the Homeowner Opportunity Program; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1373) of Paul A. Schmid, III and
Michelle M. DuBois relative to public housing determination for veterans;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1376) of Jeffrey Rosario
Turco relative to tenant and owner responsibilities for bed bugs, so called,
in dwelling units; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1381) of
Susannah M. Whipps and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that
the town of Athol be authorized to regulate rents for the use or occupancy
of manufactured housing parks in said town; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1383) of Pauline Dupuis relative to emergency backup
power in newly-constructed senior housing facilities; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2028) of Christine P. Barber and others
for legislation to remove zoning barriers to help create affordable housing;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2103) of David M. Rogers,
Samantha Montaño and others relative to enabling cities and towns to
stabilize rents and protect tenants; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3744) of Samantha Montaño (with the approval of the mayor
and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized to implement rent
stabilization and tenant eviction protections; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3777) of Mike Connolly relative to establishing
permanent eviction protections and tenancy preservation notices; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3923) of William J. Driscoll,
Jr., that zoning ordinances in MBTA communities require certain housing
be located within high-capacity public transportation areas; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3940) of James K. Hawkins relative to
zoning ordinances in MBTA communities; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3941) of Mike Connolly and Bud L. Williams for
legislation to authorize supplemental financing of housing first programs,
state public housing renovations, and other housing programs and to make
related changes in certain laws; and the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3963) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Mike Connolly and Vanna
Howard relative to zoning and the alleviation of the housing emergency,
reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5035)
ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
JAMES ARCIERO. 5 of 5
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, September 09, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Housing be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of Senate documents numbered 850, 853, 863,
3869, 870, 871, 872, 882, 891, 894, 895, 898, 902, 903, 1299, 2545 and 2623 and House
4documents numbered 1300, 1304, 1306, 1314, 1315, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1325,
51342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1348, 1352, 1353, 1355, 1356, 1357, 1358, 1360, 1361, 1363,
61371, 1372, 1373, 1376, 1381, 1383, 2028, 2103, 3744, 3777, 3923, 3940, 3941 and 3963,
7relative to housing in the Commonwealth.
8 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
9and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
10recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
11on or before December 31, 2024.