H5314 • 2025

An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings

Housing

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Sponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (By Request)
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings

An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Peter F.

What This Bill Does

An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Peter F.
Harrington relative to condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings.
Housing.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Senate
Senate concurred
2026-03-23 House
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Housing
2026-02-17 House
Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings
By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Peter F. Harrington relative to condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings. Housing.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Housing

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Bill H.5314

SECTION 1. Chapter 183A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15 the following section:-

Section 15A. (a) Where real property consisting of land and a building containing 2 dwelling units is held by tenants in common who hold undivided interests in the property, and there is no agreement in a record binding all the tenants in common that governs the partition or conversion of the property to condominium ownership, a tenant in common may petition the land court pursuant to sections 4 to 14, inclusive, of chapter 241 to partition the property by converting the building into 2 condominium units under this chapter.

(b) Upon petition for partition under this section, the court shall order the partition of the property into condominium form of ownership.

(c) Upon an order of the court to partition into condominium form of ownership, the unit owners shall, pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 16, record a master deed.

(d) In ordering partition under this section, the court may impose reasonable conditions including but not limited to conditions relating to utility easements, access easements, drainage, maintenance of common structures or facilities and allocation of costs between the parties.

SECTION 2. Section 4 of Chapter 241 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

In a partition proceeding under section 15A of chapter 183A involving land containing a building with 2 dwelling units to be held in condominium form of ownership, the court shall have authority to order a condominium form of ownership pursuant to said chapter 183A.

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