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Condo owners push for transparency, board accountability in update to Chapter 183A
Summary
Witnesses urged the Joint Committee on Housing to update Massachusetts’ condominium law (Chapter 183A) to require stronger financial transparency, limits on surprise assessments and greater owner participation in governance.
Condominium owners, managers and advocates urged the Joint Committee on Housing to modernize Chapter 183A during testimony on Senate Bill S‑980, which would amend the commonwealth’s condominium statute to strengthen owner protections and transparency.
Why it matters: Condo communities house large numbers of residents — testimony cited roughly 11,000 associations and 1.6 million residents in Massachusetts (2021 data) — and many owners rely on predictable fees and accountable…
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