Vote No on Ballot Question 2!

The state’s Affordable Housing Law -- Chapter 40B -- helps make homes affordable to seniors and working families in Massachusetts. It is the primary tool for the creation of affordable housing across the state.

This is what we know about Chapter 40B:

1. It has enabled builders to create 58,000 new homes in cities, suburbs, and small towns;
2. Of these, 29,000 homes are reserved for households earning less than 80% of the area median income, or about $66,000 for a family of four in Greater Boston;
3. The affordable housing law is our most important tool for keeping families in the Commonwealth, as home prices and rents remain out of reach for many families struggling to get by.
4. In the last 10 years, Chapter 40B has generated approximately $9.25 Billion in construction-related spending.

According to There are over 1,500 Endorsers of No on 2, including :

• All Four Candidates for Governor (Baker, Cahill, Patrick and Stein)
• Habitat for Humanity Chapters in the Pioneer Valley, Cape Cod, Greater Boston, Greater Lowell, the North Shore, Greater Springfield, MetroWest and Greater Worcester
• AARP
• Arc of MA
• Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
• Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
• League of Women Voters of MA
• Environmental League of MA
• MA Affordable Housing Alliance
• MA AFL-CIO
• MA Association of Older Americans
• MA Council of Churches
• MA Council of Human Service Providers
• Progressive Business Leaders Network of MA
• Soldier On/United Veterans of America
• YMCA of Central MA and the North Shore

When you are at the voting booths, NSAR asks you to please vote NO on Question 2, which would abolish Chapter 40B with no alternative to build affordable housing. For additional information, click here and see the Massachusetts Association of Reatlors®' page .