Massachusetts highest court has ruled in favor of multifamily housing law. What was said
Massachusetts' highest court upheld a controversial state law that requires towns to build affordable housing near the MBTA.
State can force towns to allow more housing, court rules — but there’s a catch
The state's highest court mostly sided with the state about a controversial housing law affecting communities, but with an important caveat.
High court upholds state housing density law
More than two dozen cities and towns that have hesitated to enact the required zoning changes or outright resisted the mandate will now need to come into compliance, but the timeline is unclear.
Read the full high court ruling on state lawsuit against Milton over housing law
The SJC that Attorney General Andrea Campbell can sue cities and towns to comply with the MBTA Communities Act but that the detailed zoning guidelines that shape the law must be thrown out.
Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with MBTA housing law
On Jan. 8, the state’s highest court ruled that the MBTA Communities Act — a law that requires certain communities to zone for more housing — is constitutional. While the state needs to take additional steps before it is allowed to enforce the law,
MBTA housing law is constitutional, state's highest court finds. But there's a catch
The state's highest court on Wednesday upheld the controversial MBTA Communities Act as a constitutional law that the attorney general has the power to enforce with legal action, but also ruled that existing guidelines are "unenforceable" because the Healey administration failed to roll them out properly.
State high court supports controversial housing law, but says details must be re-written
The Supreme Judicial Court ruling in the Milton lawsuit is a win for Healey and Campbell, but could slow implementation of the state’s ambitious housing law.
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