Massachusetts S965 aims to promote fair and affordable housing by preventing discriminatory land use practices.

Massachusetts S965 seeks to promote fair and affordable housing by prohibiting discriminatory land use practices. These practices include enacting or enforcing land use regulations, making permitting or funding decisions, or taking actions that limit or exclude housing for families or individuals based on income, family size, or protected characteristics. The bill allows for civil actions to be filed within three years of a violation, with potential awards of actual damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, and interest. The attorney general can also initiate legal action for violations.

Massachusetts S965 aims to promote fair and affordable housing by preventing discriminatory land use practices.

Massachusetts S965 seeks to promote fair and affordable housing by prohibiting discriminatory land use practices. These practices include enacting or enforcing land use regulations, making permitting or funding decisions, or taking actions that limit or exclude housing for families or individuals based on income, family size, or protected characteristics. The bill allows for civil actions to be filed within three years of a violation, with potential awards of actual damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, and interest. The attorney general can also initiate legal action for violations.