Petitions for the Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Regulations
Effective Jul 4, 2025Mass. Register #1551MGL c. 23B MGL c. 30A, § 4 MGL c. 40BExecutive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
- (1) Any interested person may, at any time, petition the EOHLC to adopt, amend or repeal any regulation. The petition shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the following address: Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, Office of the General Counsel, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114.
- (2) For purposes of 760 CMR 73.03, the computation of time for action on the petition shall start upon receipt of the petition by the EOHLC.
(3) All petitions shall be signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's designee, and include the following information:
- (a) The name and address of the petitioner and the petitioner's designee or attorney;
- (b) The substance of and reasons for the requested adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation;
- (c) The specific interest of the petitioner affected by the requested regulation, if any;
- (d) Reference to the statutory authority under which the EOHLC may take the requested action; and
- (e) Such data, documents, views and arguments as the petitioner believes is pertinent to the request.