Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5314: An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings
Status: In committee, August 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 17, 2026:
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 …
Sponsors
- Amy Sangiolo (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Hearing rescheduled to 06/18/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:22 AM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing rescheduled to 06/18/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:22 PM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/18/2026 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Housing
- : Referred to the committee on House Rules
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Housing (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5314?
- H5314 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing for condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings.
- What is the status of H5314?
- In committee as of August 17, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (August 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5314?
- Amy Sangiolo (D).
- Where is the official record for H5314?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5314
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