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Committee Penalizes Lack of Affordable Housing

BOSTON-The Joint Committee on Housing and Urban Development, a legislative committee, approves of a plan that would penalize communities in this state that don't build a minimum required amount of affordable housing.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on June 20, 2001

BOSTON-The Joint Committee on Housing and Urban Development, a legislative committee, has approved a plan that would penalize communities that don’t build a minimum required amount of affordable housing. Towns and cities in the state that don’t increase affordable housing by 2% within two years until they reach a 5% level within four levels would be penalized. According to Sioubhan Coyle, a researcher for the committee, a study commission is currently deciding the penalty.

Legislators who support the bill reportedly state that it is the housing supply in the state that is impeding its economic development. They believe this bill will correct the housing issue. The bill would allow group homes for mentally disabled people, and accessory apartments, to count toward affordable housing requirements. Tax exemptions would also be allowed for Downtown development of residential or mixed commercial properties. Communities may apply for a waiver of the affordable housing requirement if they can demonstrate an insufficient market demand for housing.

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