Abington, Mass., Code of Bylaws ch 35 § 35-5

A. A condominium or cooperative conversion issued by the Planning Board is required for conversion of existing structures to condominium or cooperative ownership, and such permits shall be required prior to the filing of a master deed pursuant to the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A . B. Anyone wishing to apply for a condominium or cooperative conversion permit shall give notice to the tenants according to this Bylaw and Chapter 527 of the Acts of 1983, and then shall file an application with the Town Clerk for transmittal to the Planning Board. (1) Any application for a condominium or cooperative conversion permit shall be accompanied by a filing fee under the fee schedule established by the Planning Board and approved by the Board of Selectmen, and by copies of notices of intent and other items required by the Planning Board. (2) Within 60 days of the receipt of a properly executed application at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Board, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of such public hearing, of the subject matter, sufficient for identification, and of the place where texts and maps thereof may be inspected shall published in the newspaper of general circulation in the Town once in each of two successive weeks, the first publication to be not less than 14 days before the day of the hearing and by posting such notice in a conspicuous place in the Town Hall for a period of not less than 14 days before the day of said hearing. Notice of said hearing shall also be sent by mail, postage prepaid, to the applicant, owners, and tenants. (3) Within 30 days following the public hearing, the Planning Board shall take final action on the application. Failure to take final action shall be deemed to be a grant of the permit applied for. (4) Condominium or cooperative conversion permits can only be granted by at least four members of the Planning Board voting in the affirmative. (5) A copy of the attested condominium or cooperative conversion permit shall be a part of and attached to the master deed recorded pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A . The applicant shall notify the Town Clerk within 10 days of recording a master deed. (6) Permits shall expire if a master deed is not filed within 12 months of permit issuance, and an eighteen-month period shall elapse before a subsequent permit application may be filed. C. The Planning Board must approve any such application if it finds that the applicant has fully complied with all the conditions and requirements of the Bylaw. D. Permits may be revoked upon finding (at a hearing advertised as per Chapter 41, Section 81T) that the applicant has violated tenants' rights during the twelve- to twenty-four-month periods described in § 35-6 below.