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  2. Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Act: Chapter 40B

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    Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Act: Chapter 40B. The Comprehensive Permit Act [1] is a Massachusetts law which allows developers of affordable housing to override certain aspects of municipal zoning bylaws and other requirements. It consists of Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Chapter 40B, Sections 20 through 23, along with associated ...

  3. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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    Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

  4. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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    The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [2] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [3] and city level. [4] [5] Participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program is largely voluntary for landlords. [6]

  5. Rent regulation - Wikipedia

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    Rent regulation is a system of laws for the rental market of dwellings, with controversial effects on affordability of housing and tenancies. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves: Price controls, limits on the rent that a landlord may charge, typically called rent control or rent stabilization. Eviction controls: codified standards ...

  6. Massachusetts Housing Court - Wikipedia

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    The Housing court is led by Chief Justice Diana H. Horan and Deputy Court Administrator Benjamin O. Adeyinka. The Housing Court has 15 judges and covers all fourteen counties of the Commonwealth. The Housing Court has 6 divisions: Central, Eastern, Metro South, Northeast, Southeast, and Western. In civil matters, Housing Court judges conduct ...

  7. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    As stated in President Trump's Executive Order Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing, such regulations include: “overly restrictive zoning and growth management controls; rent controls; cumbersome building and rehabilitation codes; excessive energy and water efficiency mandates ...

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