rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/affordable-homes-senate-2024?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-affordable-homes-senate-2024' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Progressive Mass https://actionnetwork.org/groups/progressive-mass https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/335/733/normal/Housing.png On June 5, the House voted 145 to 13 to pass its redraft of Governor Healey’s Affordable Homes Act. The bill contains many important provisions, such as authorizing increased investment in housing (including rehabilitating public housing stock and decarbonizing our housing stock), allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) by right, making it easier to convert unused commercial space into housing, creating an Office of Fair Housing, and creating a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) local option. Unfortunately, the bill left out important parts of the Governor’s bill as well, such as a local option real estate transfer fee, eviction sealing protections, and reducing the threshold for passing inclusionary zoning ordinances. It now goes on to the Senate., and your senator needs to be a strong advocate for these provisions. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/affordable-homes-senate-2024