Showing ordinances that apply to Wilmington, MA
Wilmington is an unincorporated community (population 23,349) in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Because Wilmington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Middlesex County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The hoa restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
MA has no statutory solar-rights shield against condo restrictions. Condos may regulate solar on common-element roofs; single-family HOAs have more flexibility to restrict.
Unlike California or Florida, Massachusetts has no statute that overrides condo or HOA documents to guarantee owner solar rights. In Middlesex County condominiums, roofs are typically common or limited common elements under the master deed and MGL c.183A, so trustee approval (and often a declaration amendment) is required before an individual unit owner installs rooftop solar. Associations increasingly pursue community solar on entire roofs. Non-condo HOAs can enforce recorded covenants restricting visible solar equipment. Towns with PACE-style programs or HeatSmart/Solarize campaigns can ease approvals but cannot override private covenants.
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