MA H1762

Requires registry districts to review all restrictive covenants on certificates of title when issuing new or transfer certificates to identify provisions that violate Section 23B of Chapter 184 (discriminatory housing restrictions based on race, religion, etc.)

Allows registry districts to remove solely and unambiguously discriminatory restrictions without court approval, and requires adding a memorandum repudiating the offensive language and acknowledging the history of racially motivated housing policies

Requires court proceedings under Section 10C of Chapter 240 when discriminatory restrictions are combined with valid restrictions or are ambiguous

Permits landowners, recorders, registers of deeds, or other interested parties to file complaints with the land court at no cost to have discriminatory provisions declared void

Mandates annual reporting by June 1 from each registry district to the Office of Fair Housing on the number of certificates amended under this section