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  2. Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Act: Chapter 40B

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    A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition rated Massachusetts as being the least affordable state in which to rent an apartment in 2003. [6] Despite the law, fewer new affordable housing units are built in Massachusetts compared to the state's needs. The state government as a policy works toward increasing the supply of inexpensive ...

  3. Rent control in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    In 1969, the City of Boston sought and was granted the ability to institute rent control. [1] In 1970, the state authorized rent control in municipalities with more than 50,000 residents, potentially affecting to more than 40 communities. [1][2] The effort was spearheaded by a group of Harvard University graduate students.

  4. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    The definition of affordable housing may change depending on the country and context. For example, in Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other ...

  5. Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing ...

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    Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer.

  6. Could the "YIMBY" movement fix America's affordable housing ...

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    More U.S. cities and states are starting to say "yes, in my backyard" as they struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations. The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the ...

  7. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a federal program in the United States that awards tax credits to housing developers in exchange for agreeing to reserve a certain fraction of rent-restricted units for lower-income households. [1] The program was created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA86) to incentivize the use of ...

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