Legal Opinion
Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals Committee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 26, 1982PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
We granted the plaintiff’s application for direct appellate review to determine whether a development, financed by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), which includes units that will be rented at fair market value, is low or moderate income housing within the meaning of G. L. c. 40B, § 20. After hearing, the Housing Appeals Committee in the Department of Community Affairs (HAC) ordered the zoning board of appeals of the town of Wellesley (board) to grant a comprehensive permit for the construction of low or moderate income housing. 2 See G.L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23. The board sought…
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