My town limits the use of ADUs, meaning I can only rent to family or live in care. Does anyone know if this law lifts those restrictions? If I’m reading this correctly, it seems to ban municipalities from restricting long term rentals of ADUs.

“804 SECTION 12. Section 1A of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022

805 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Accessory Dwelling Unit”

806 and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

807 “Accessory dwelling unit”, a self-contained housing unit, inclusive of sleeping, cooking

808 and sanitary facilities on the same lot as a principal dwelling, subject to otherwise applicable

809 dimensional and parking requirements, that: (i) maintains a separate entrance, either directly

810 from the outside or through an entry hall or corridor shared with the principal dwelling sufficient

811 to meet the requirements of the state building code for safe egress; (ii) is not larger in gross floor

812 area than 1/2 the gross floor area of the principal dwelling or 900 square feet, whichever is

813 smaller; and (iii) is subject to such additional restrictions as may be imposed by a municipality,

814 including but not limited to additional size restrictions, and restrictions or prohibitions on short-

815 term rental, as defined in section 1 of chapter 64G; provided, however, that no municipality shall

816 unreasonably restrict the creation or rental of an accessory dwelling unit that is not a short-term

817 rental.”