Chapter 40B
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- September 2012 40B Training Materials - September 27, 2012
- The Next Chapter of 40B: A Training on the Fundamentals and Latest Developments in the Affordable Housing Law - January 2012
- HUD's 2012 Area Median Income Limits for Massachusetts - January, 2012
- Fact Sheet (prepared by CHAPA) - Updated November 2011
- Link to Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development 40B Web Site
- Link to Massachusetts Housing Partnership Web Site
- DHCD's Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory (PDF file) - Updated Monthly
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Overcoming Restrictive Zoning for Affordable Housing in Five States: Observations for Massachusetts
Rachel Bratt, Tufts University
February 2012 - 2012 Comprehensive Permit Regulations; Explanation of 2012 Final Regulations
- June 2011 Training Materials
- DHCD Design Guidelines - March, 2011
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On the Ground: 40B Developments Before and After
Alexandra DeGenova, Brendan Goodwin, Shannon Moriarty, and Jeremy Robitaille
Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
May 2009 - Chapter 40B Housing Production Update prepared by CHAPA (PDF File) - December 16, 2008
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Reviewing 40B: What Gets Proposed, Approved, Appealed and Built? (PDF file)
Lynn Fisher, Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Center for Real Estate, MIT
November 2008 - Summary of New 40B Guidelines (PDF File) - April 15, 2008
- DHCD Powerpoint Presentation on New Regulations (PDF File) - April 15, 2008
- Housing Appeals Committee Mediation Program (PDF File) - March 31, 2008
- New 40B Guidelines - March 20, 2008
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New Chapter 40B Regulations:
Regulations (PDF File)
CHAPA's Summary (PDF File)
February 22, 2008 - MIT Center for Real Estate, Housing Conference Materials (Ch. 40B, affordability index, land density) - June 11, 2007
- New State Deed Rider for Affordable Housing Units with Restrictions Surviving Foreclosure (MassHousing) (PDF file) - June 8, 2006
- Guidance on Holding Lotteries for NEF (PDF file) - Updated October 2005
- 40B Production and Pipeline Report (PDF file) - March 2005
- CHAPA Report: The Record on 40B: The Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Zoning Law - June 13, 2003
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Governor's Task Force Report on 40B (PDF file)
Go to DHCD's website to read the appendices.
June 12, 2003 - CHAPA Report: The Faces of 40B: Profiles of Families Living in Affordable Housing (PDF file) - June 9, 2003