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SJC upholds MBTA Communities law, but strikes down 'guidelines'

The ruling will likely delay the implementation of the law as the administration will have to reissue regulations in order to enforce it.

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Towns and cities do not have the ability to opt themselves out of the state’s MBTA zoning law, according to the state’s highest court. In what the Attorney General describes as a “resounding victory for the Commonwealth,” the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that MBTA Communities Act is both constitutional and enforceable, ending efforts in the town of Milton and elsewhere to exempt themselves from zoning rules indicated by the law. “The s…

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SJC rules MBTA zoning law can stand, but orders state to redo implementation

The law is meant to help spur housing production in towns near MBTA hubs, but for much of last year, it's been embroiled in a legal battle.

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Court sides with AG's office in lawsuit over MBTA Communities Law

Massachusetts' highest court upholds the MBTA Communities Act but requires the state to revise guidelines before enforcement.

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Mass. court upholds MBTA Communities Act, mandates new guidelines

The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the much-debated MBTA Communities law — which requires certain communities to zone for more housing — is constitutional.But it is not currently enforceable.

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Gov. Maura Healey Hails MA SJC Ruling On MBTA Community Law Compliance

The state’s highest court on Wednesday upheld the controversial MBTA Communities Act as a constitutional law that the attorney general has the power to enforce with legal action, but also ruled that existing guidelines are “unenforceable” because the Healey administration failed to roll them out properly. In a decision with massive implications for the state’s effort to build more housing, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the zoning reform …

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State’s highest court upholds MBTA zoning law - Boston News, Weather, Sports

The MBTA Communities Act requires cities and towns with or adjacent to MBTA service to zone for multifamily housing by right in at least one district

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Top Mass. court upholds MBTA zoning law, but calls guidelines unenforceable

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 …

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High court upholds state housing density law

The state will file regulations by Friday "consistent with the court's decision" after the SJC called the current guidelines ineffective.

Gov. Maura Healey Hails MA SJC Ruling On MBTA Community Law Compliance

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