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Preliminary Guidance Issued on Housing Choice Law
On February 26, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development published preliminary guidance for local officials on determining voting thresholds for zoning ordinances and bylaws under the new Housing Choice law. The guidance, along with other information...
ACTION ALERT: Ask Your State Legislators to Co-Sponsor CHAPA’s Priorities
It's a brand new legislative session, and CHAPA staff are already hard at work putting together CHAPA's legislative agenda for 2021-2022. In the meantime, we need your help in asking your legislators to show their support for affordable housing priorities this...
U.S. Dept. of Treasury Releases Revised ERA Guidance
On Monday, February 22nd, the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released a revised frequently asked questions (FAQ) document for the implementation of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program that was created in the year-end federal stimulus...
CHAPA Releases 2020 Annual Report
Despite this challenging year, CHAPA was able to successfully pivot our work to advance our legislative and budget priorities, in addition to addressing the housing impacts of the pandemic. Check out our 2020 Annual Report for all of last year's accomplishments,...
Rep. Arciero and Sen. Keenan Named New Chairs of Joint Committee on Housing
On February 12, 2021, Speaker Mariano and Senate President Spilka announced their leadership and committee assignments for the two-year legislative session. These assignments will allow the work to begin reviewing all the bills that have been filed in the House and...
Preliminary Guidance Issued for MBTA Communities on By-Right Multifamily Zoning
On January 29, 2021, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) issued preliminary guidance for MBTA communities regarding compliance with new law requiring by-right multifamily zoning (M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 3A). The purpose of section 3A is to...
Governor Baker Releases FY2022 State Budget Proposal
On January 27, 2021, Governor Baker released his $45.6 billion state budget for FY2022 (H.1), which begins on July 1, 2021. According to Governor Baker, the budget would support the ongoing public health response to COVID-19 while reducing total state spending. The...
Vaccine Distribution Plan to Include Housing for Seniors with Low-Income as a Priority in Phase II
On January 13th, the Baker-Polito Administration made updates to include residents and staff of public & private low income and affordable senior housing as a priority group in the Phase 2 (tier 1) COVID-19 vaccine distribution. This would ensure that seniors with...
Governor Signs Economic Development Bill with Critical Zoning Reforms & Affordable Housing Resources
On January 14, 2021, Governor Baker signed economic development legislation (H.5250) into law, which contained many of CHAPA's housing priorities, including: Housing Choice, reducing the voting threshold to a simple majority for smart growth zoning and affordable...
DHCD Announces Changes to Improve Administration of RAFT & ERMA
In response to the unprecedented volume of applications for emergency rental assistance, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced changes to improve the RAFT and Emergency Mortgage and Rental Assistance (ERMA) programs. For RAFT, DHCD...