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Portland committee backs forwarding model bill (Mass. 40T) to Legislature to protect affordable housing tenants

2158819 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The committee authorized staff to forward a proposal modeled on Massachusetts' '40T' to help preserve affordability and tenant protections when deed-restricted affordable housing approaches the end of affordability terms.

Portland’s Legislative and Nomination Committee authorized city staff to forward a proposal modeled on Massachusetts’ so-called '40T' to the Legislature as a potential tool to preserve affordable housing and protect tenants from displacement when affordability restrictions expire.

Staff described the measure as a technical, preservation-focused bill designed to give municipalities and…

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