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Affordability Extended at Merrimack Valley Apartments in Methuen as a  Result of $7.9 Million in MassHousing Financing

New 55+ apartments to be built in Fishersville and open in 2022

Excitement About Golden Age Housing - Town of Oyster Bay

( a) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is vital to establish and protect specifically designed accessible housing for elderly people. There are  apartments for senior citizens  who need special living environments and services, and find that there is an inadequate supply of this type of housing in the state.( b) For the functions of this area, the following meanings apply:-LRB- 1) "Qualifying homeowner" or "elderly person" implies an individual 62 years of age or older, or 55 years of age or older in a senior person housing advancement.( 2) "Certified irreversible resident" means a person who meets both of the following requirements:( A) Was residing with the qualifying citizen or elderly person prior to the death, hospitalization, or other extended lack of, or the dissolution of marital relationship with, the qualifying resident or senior person.( B) Was 45 years of age or older, or was a spouse, cohabitant, or individual providing primary physical or financial assistance to the qualifying resident or senior.( 3) "Certified permanent local" likewise indicates a handicapped individual or individual with a disabling disease or injury who is a kid or grandchild of the senior or a certified permanent homeowner as defined in paragraph (2) who needs to live with the senior or certified irreversible resident since of the disabling condition, illness, or injury.