MA H3909

Authorizes the Provincetown Year-Round Market Rate Rental Housing Trust (created under Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2016) or other Select Board-approved municipal agencies to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions on rental or ownership properties

Year-round housing occupancy restrictions require residents to occupy the property as their primary residence for at least 11 months during any 1-year period, either in perpetuity or for a specified number of years

Restrictions must be recorded with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds or Land Court and run with the land title

Select Board approval is required before acquiring any restriction; releases of restrictions require a public hearing and Select Board approval

Enforcement available through injunction or other legal proceedings, with prevailing petitioners entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs