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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has adopted material changes
to state zoning laws designed to encourage housing development, and
in some cases mixed-use development that includes housing.
An Act Enabling Partnerships for Growth, Chapter 358 of the
Acts of 2020 (the Act) has amended Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts
General Laws in a number of areas, dubbed the Housing Choice
Initiative, in an effort to combat barriers to housing production
and assist cities and towns working to promote housing
development.
This Holland & Knight alert summarizes these key zoning
amendments included in the Act.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has adopted material changes
to state zoning laws designed to encourage housing development, and
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On February 24, 2021, five New York landlords filed a complaint in federal court, alleging that Part
A of the state s COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure
Prevention Act of 2020 (the
Act )
violates their constitutional rights (
Chrysafis, et al. v.
James, Case No. 2:21-cv-00998). The suit challenges the
extended statewide eviction moratorium and hardship declaration components of the Act on
First Amendment and due process grounds. The landlord plaintiffs,
whose tenants have refused to vacate or pay rent, have asked the
court to declare the Act unconstitutional and to bar New York
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On February 25, 2021, the United States District Court in the
Eastern District of Texas ( Texas Court ) granted summary
judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in
Lauren Terkel et
al. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al.,
1 holding that a nationwide
eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention ( CDC ) to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
exceeded the constitutional authority granted to the CDC.
On September 4, 2020, the CDC issued an order, the Temporary
Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of
Not your average game of patty-cake! Earlier this week, New York's First Department, Appellate Division issued its decision related to 200 Amsterdam, overturning the lower court's decision which.