On January 8, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued a significant decision in Attorney General v. Town of Milton, SJC-13580, affirming the constitutionality of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation...more
On October 21, 2022, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued final guidelines to the Commonwealth’s 177 MBTA communities for compliance with M.G.L. c. 40A, § 3A...more
On October 21, 2022, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (“EOHED”) issued final guidelines to the Commonwealth’s 175 MBTA communities for compliance with M.G.L. c. 40A, § 3A...more
In 2020, the legislature amended the Zoning Act, G.L. c. 40A, et seq., to include language which would require a plaintiff appealing a decision to approve a special permit, variance or site plan to post a surety or cash bond...more
Recently, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) provided additional resources to assist municipalities in submitting a district compliance application. MBTA communities with inclusionary zoning...more
On March 15, 2023, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued an advisory clarifying the requirements imposed on the 177 cities and towns impacted by the 2021 MBTA Communities Zoning Law (codified at M.G.L. c. 40A, § 3A). In...more
On October 6, 2022, the Framingham City Council (“Council”) voted to refer proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in ORDER 2022-084-001 to the Planning Board for readvertisement and hearing, which is scheduled...more
In a further effort to create and preserve affordable housing, the Massachusetts House of Representatives recently advanced House Bill 4637, “An Act Relative to Real Estate Transfer Fees and Senior Property Tax Relief” (“H.B....more