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Michelle Wu: “Previously there was just an outright ban that no basement…”

Featuring: Michelle Wu, Democrat | Mayor of Boston | Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 22:49

Sometimes it's a basement floor that can then be made safe and fully up to building codes for habitation and for residential use. Previously there was just an outright ban that no basement space, for example, or different contexts could be used for residential. We have now gotten in line with a lot of what's happening around the rest of the country and around the rest of the state to recognize there are ways … (22:49–23:00)

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Asserts there was an outright ban on using basement spaces for residential purposes.

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