{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Real Estate","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate","author_name":"jegiangregorio","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/author\/jegiangregorio\/","title":"MBTA Communities Act: Next Steps - Real Estate","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ms2LpTIh0x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/2025\/01\/09\/mbta-communities-act-next-steps\/\">MBTA Communities Act: Next Steps<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/2025\/01\/09\/mbta-communities-act-next-steps\/embed\/#?secret=Ms2LpTIh0x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;MBTA Communities Act: Next Steps&#8221; &#8212; Real Estate\" data-secret=\"Ms2LpTIh0x\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/MultiFamily-Housing.jpg","thumbnail_width":612,"thumbnail_height":408,"description":"Massachusetts SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Act on Constitutional Grounds, but Rules Ineffective on Procedural Grounds Background If you already have the background, please jump to the end of this article for a discussion of next steps. The MBTA Communities Act (\u201c\u00a7 3A\u201d or the \u201cAct\u201d) was established in response to the ongoing housing crisis in [&hellip;]"}