Senator Kennedy believes that everyone, at every economic level, should be able to live in a home that is clean, safe and affordable. Communities across the Commonwealth, including in the First Middlesex District, confront challenges in providing housing options to accommodate individuals and families across the financial spectrum. Senator Kennedy supports policies to augment affordable housing options in Massachusetts and is an advocate for programs that allow future generations of young adults to be able to afford to live in the community where they grew up.

This session, Senator Kennedy has proposed legislation aimed at protecting the Commonwealth’s affordable housing stock from inadvertent or statutory scenarios where a property’s affordable housing restriction may not be honored. His bill would provide mechanisms to the holder of an affordable housing restriction to protect the public subsidies that make homes affordable. He is also the sponsor of legislation that would ensure fairness in foreclosure proceedings by establishing a Foreclosure Review Division within the court system, a measure experts believe would help revitalize our real estate markets and strengthen constitutional rights of homeowners.