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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning planners,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Municipal Law Unit’s webpage and decision lookup can be accessed here:
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/ago/munilaw">www.mass.gov/ago/munilaw</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From that link you will see the “Municipal Law Unit Decision Lookup” where you can search MLU’s decisions. The decision lookup can be searched by Town, date, Case #, and key words. There is also a “topic” drop down menu that has a list
of common by-law “topics” and ADUs is listed there. Our decisions are updated almost in real time so you can access the most current decisions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to reach out to the Municipal Law Unit if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:#1F497D">Kelli E. Gunagan</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Assistant Attorney General</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Director, Municipal Law Unit</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Office of the Attorney General
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ten Mechanic Street, Suite 301</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Worcester, MA 01608
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(774) 214-4406 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A"><a href="mailto:kelli.gunagan@state.ma.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">kelli.gunagan@state.ma.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Zamborlini, Filipe (EOHLC) via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 1, 2025 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] New Protected Use ADU FAQ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello MassPlanners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">EOHLC has just published an updated FAQ on
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/adu">www.mass.gov/adu</a> that covers questions we have received frequently over the course of the past few months. You can find the FAQ directly at
<a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-faqs">Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) - FAQs | Mass.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have also updated <a href="http://www.mass.gov/adu">
www.mass.gov/adu</a> to include other resources including the Attorney General’s Office Municipal Law Unit decision lookup tool (ADU related decisions have recently been issued), as well as an update on guidance from other agencies related to Protected Use
ADUs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Filipe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Filipe Zamborlini (he/him/his)</span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Manager, Community Assistance Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Boston, MA 02114</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:filipe.zamborlini@mass.gov"><span style="color:blue">filipe.zamborlini@mass.gov</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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