In January 2014, all four subsidizing agencies entered into an “Interagency Agreement Regarding Housing Opportunities for Families with Children,” which generally requires at least 10 percent of the units in comprehensive permit developments to have three or more bedrooms. The purpose of the Interagency Agreement is to protect families with children from housing discrimination in the production of affordable and mixed-income housing under Chapter 40B. Thus, developers have to report the proposed percentage of three-bedroom units in their PE applications and later, they have to document compliance with the policy when they seek Final Approval from one of the subsidizing agencies (after the comprehensive permit has been issued).
