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Lawmakers and providers clash over municipal oversight for sober‑living residences
Summary
Senator Moriarty’s S2527 would subject certain cooperative sober‑living residences to municipal land‑use review; sponsors say it provides municipal notice and zoning clarity, while operators and recovery advocates warned it could invite discrimination and effectively eliminate traditional Oxford‑model homes.
Senator Paul Moriarty introduced S2527, a companion to earlier legislation that professionalized some sober‑living residences, proposing to subject certain rooming and boarding houses and some corporate cooperative sober‑living residences (CSLRs) to municipal land‑use regulations and require additional approvals for license applications.
Moriarty said the bill seeks to give municipalities notice and the ability to apply neutral zoning rules and inspections "to make sure that they are proper," while preserving resident‑run homes.…
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