""While bringing a lawsuit is never my first choice, courts have consistently ruled that compliance with this law is mandatory, and the urgency of our housing shortage compels me to act to ensure that all MBTA Communities meet their legal responsibilities. My office remains ready to assist any town working to come into compliance with the law,""
""The lawsuit is essentially the hammer,""
""Our posture in the [Attorney General's] office has always been to work with municipalities to bring them into compliance with MBTA communities law, because it is mandatory. It's not an option.""
Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed suit against nine Massachusetts towns — Dracut, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Holden, Marblehead, Middleton, Tewksbury, Wilmington, and Winthrop — for failing to comply with the 2021 MBTA Communities Act, which requires towns to zone for multifamily housing as of right. The towns missed the July 14, 2025 compliance deadline after an advisory warned of enforcement beginning January 2026. The complaint seeks injunctive relief ordering each community to create a Section 3A-compliant zoning district and to submit a district compliance application to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, while offering municipal assistance.
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