US EditionGov. Maura Healey Hails MA SJC Ruling On MBTA Community Law Compliance
- Massachusetts' highest court upheld the MBTA Communities Act, allowing for denser housing but requiring the state to revise guidelines before enforcement.
- Governor Maura Healey's office stated that new guidelines will be ready by the end of the week and effective immediately after.
- The court ruled that the state could sue towns like Milton that refuse to comply with the law.
- Attorney General Andrea Campbell called the decision a major victory for increasing housing across the state.
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High court upholds state housing density law
BOSTON (SHNS) - The controversial MBTA Communities Act is a constitutional law that the attorney general can enforce with legal action, but the measure is "ineffective" until the Healey administration takes another pass at crafting regulations, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. In a 23-page decision with implications for state efforts to influence housing affordability by facilitating more housing production, the Supreme Judicial Court …
Gov. Maura Healey Hails MA SJC Ruling On MBTA Community Law Compliance
Gov. Maura Healey Hails MA SJC Ruling On MBTA Community Law Compliance - Marblehead, MA - Cities and towns like Marblehead that remain out of compliance face loss of state funding and potential state legal action.
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