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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2671 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1492
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David F. DeCoste
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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 expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2671 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1492
By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1492) of
David F. DeCoste relative to expanding the definition of affordable housing to include
manufactured homes. Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1313 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes.
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 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Low or moderate income
3housing” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
4 “Low or moderate income housing”, any housing subsidized by the federal or state
5government under any program to assist the construction of low or moderate income housing as
6defined in the applicable federal or state statute, whether built or operated by any public agency
7or any nonprofit or limited dividend organization. The term low or moderate-income housing
8shall include 50 per cent of the homes in a manufactured housing community, as defined by
9section 32Q of chapter 140, which shall be included toward the city or town’s affordable housing 2 of 2
10threshold as documented on the subsidized housing inventory maintained by the department of
11housing and community development.
12 SECTION 2. Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
13adding the following section:-
14 Section 31. Affordable Housing Deed Restriction Exemption
15 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no affordable housing unit in
16the inventory of a municipality shall be subject to a deed restriction. This provision shall apply to
17all affordable housing units, including but not limited to, manufactured homes as defined in
18section 32Q of chapter 140.