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Apply to be a Municipal Engagement Initiative Lite Community
We are pleased to announce that CHAPA is currently seeking additional communities on a rolling basis for our MEI Lite Program, a lighter touch program of our Municipal Engagement Initiative, that will help to set communities up for coalition building efforts on their...
Revisions to MBTA Zoning Guidelines on Inclusionary Zoning
On October 21, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) posted revisions to the MBTA Zoning Guidelines regarding inclusionary zoning requirements. According to a memo from DHCD, the Guidelines released in August 2022 include a section describing when...
AHVP to Begin Covering Last Month’s Rent
On October 20, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced that the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) will begin covering last month's rent starting on November 1, 2022. In December 2021, DHCD began the new AHVP security deposit...
CHAPA, MLRI, & MA Coalition for the Homeless Deliver Sign-on Letter to End Notice to Quit Requirement for RAFT Joined by 167 Organizations
On October 17, CHAPA, along with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, delivered a sign-on letter to legislators and the Baker Administration advocating for ending the notice to quit requirement in the Residential...
Action Alert: Help Us Remove Notice to Quit Requirement for RAFT
Please Sign-On Your Organization to Improve Access to RAFT On August 1, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) made changes to Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program reinstating a requirement of Notice to Quit (NTQ) for...
Recap of CHAPA’s Annual Regional Meeting and Materials
Close to 250 advocates, neighbors, municipal employees, organizational representatives, and legislators working on affordable housing in their communities joined us on Thursday, September 22nd for our Annual Regional Meeting. CHAPA staff shared information on our...
CHAPA Amicus Brief in Terrence Marengi v. 6 Forest Road, LLC
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT No. SJC-13316 TERRENCE MARENGI JR. & others, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. 6 Forest Road, LLC & others, Defendants-Appellees ON INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE SUPERIOR COURT ...
CHAPA Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Removing Barriers to Housing Production
On September 12, CHAPA, along with Department of Housing and Community Development and 21 industry, non-profit and state partners, submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Terrence Marengi v. 6 Forest Road, LLC (“Marengi”) in support of...
PRESS RELEASE: MyMassHome joins Housing Navigator in next generation of accessible, affordable housing online search tools
After the success of affordable rental search website, Housing Navigator’s first year, MyMassHome launches today as the homeownership component in a suite of tools for hopeful affordable, accessible homebuyers. MyMassHome is a free website that serves as a one-stop...
DHCD Releases Winter 2023 NOFA
On September 6, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released a Winter 2023 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the affordable housing competition rental round. DHCD will make resources available from the state and federal low income...