In Lynn, condo and HOA rules cannot block solar. Massachusetts voids any deed, covenant, or bylaw provision that forbids or unreasonably restricts a solar energy system under MGL c.184 §23C, so associations may set only reasonable placement rules.
Massachusetts law strongly protects solar access. Under MGL c.184 §23C, any provision in a deed, restriction, covenant, or association instrument that purports to forbid or unreasonably restrict installing a solar energy system — as defined in MGL c.40A §1A — is void and unenforceable. This reaches homeowner association covenants and condominium documents governed by c.183A. An association may still impose reasonable, objective conditions on placement, color, or screening that do not significantly raise cost or cut efficiency, but it cannot effectively ban rooftop solar. Lynn has relatively few HOAs, so most single-family owners face no private restrictions at all.
An association that enforces a solar ban or an unreasonable restriction is acting on a void provision; the homeowner can install anyway, and disputes are resolved in court, where the restriction is void and unenforceable.
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