Supreme Judicial Court - Mass Cases

464. Quitc siniy-Jl.y, the fiAC is riot a pol.i.(:y-mdItiriy
hody. For the same reasoris, the HAC has no aulhority
Lo redefine t.he income eliqihj.1 ity cor1Lairit.d in the
Board's Decision, or to st.ri ke the Roard's cnnditj on
defj ni iiq low or moderate iricoinc housi nq as housing
affoi-dablc Lo household:; "cdrriinq no more than 8O!k of
t.he median i iicome oL current. residcriCs of lur\e:;bury. "
RA Vol.1, 464, quoLirig Condition 26. Finally, the HAC
has no authoriLy to deterrniric that neqoti ations
between t.he dcveloper and Che Cit.y reqardinq thc
affordable housinq resLriction are too "CUII~C~SOI~~, "
aind Chat the develupcr must. he proLctcted from such
ncgotiatj ons. R4 Vol. I., 465.
The IIAC's de3.etion of conciit.j.oii 2.3; a porkion of
condition 26; ccndit-ions 28, and 39 was without lcyal
basis arid beyond the Committee' s statutory ;lu.thority
and Lhe Trjal Court erred j.n upholdiriy the HAC.
C. Thc HAC -
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erred in strikinq Conditi.ons 38, 3Y,
Condit.ions 38 and 39 (both idcnLiLicd by
MassHousiinq") , and 40 pert.ajr1 to aliowablc proiit; t.he
inet.hod oL 1a1-1d valuation; and Financi.al documentation.
RA Vol..l, 22. Thc HAC struck Lhese t.hree conditions,
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