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Housing and Urban Renewal

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Definitions

Severability

Housing Authorities; Creation; Dissolution

Regional Housing Authorities; Creation; Dissolution

Redevelopment Authorities; Creation; Dissolution

Housing and Redevelopment Authorities; Membership; Appointment; Election; Term of Office

Election Procedures for Tenants to Elect Tenant as Housing Authority Member; Appointment by Board of Selectmen

Comprehensive Training Program for Members of a Housing or Redevelopment Authority; Technical Assistance Training for Tenant Members

Housing and Redevelopment Authorities; Charges Against Members; Hearing; Removal; Resignation; Suspension

Officers and Executive Director of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities; Compensation of Members

Guidelines for Contracts to Be Executed by Housing Authority and Executive Director

Operating Agencies; Housing Authorities

Urban Renewal Agencies

Operating Agencies; Designation of Authorities

Powers of Operating Agencies

Operating Agencies; Wages; Labor Requirements; Social Security

Operating Agencies; Contract and Tort Liability; Member's Personal Liability; Relocation of Utility Facilities

Operating Agencies; Federal Loans; Conveyance Upon Default

Operating Agencies; Bonds, Notes, Certificates; Negotiable Instruments

Exemption From Taxation for Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property of Operating Agency; Revaluation or Reassessment of Real Property; Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Liability of Commonwealth or Political Subdivisions for Debts of Housing Authority

Preparation of Master Plans, Etc. by City or Town; Appropriation and Payment

Initial Costs and Annual Operating Expenses of Operating Agencies; Appropriations and Payment by City

Development, Acquisition and Operating Costs; Relocation Payments; Losses; Appropriation and Payment by City

Indebtedness Limitation

Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 217

Municipal Powers

Agreement to Bear Acquisition Loss

Housing Programs; Statement of Emergency

Powers of a Housing Authority

Powers of Department in City Without Housing Authority; Financing of Projects; Bonds and Notes; Issuance and Sale; Approval of City or Town

Performance&dash;based Monitoring Program; Assessment Standards

Best Practices Program for Allowing Authorities to Work Collaboratively; Provisions of Program; Capital Assistance Team; Director; Members

Names and Contact Information of All Members and Senior Staff to Be Posted on Wall of Community Center and on Website

Rural Housing Authority; Additional Powers

Application of Laws, Ordinances, and Regulations of Cities or Towns Relating to Buildings, Planning, Zoning and Public Health

Annual Plan; Availability to Public for Review and Comment

Accounts and Reports of Housing Authorities; Review of Financial Records; Availability to Public; Audit; Investigations by Department; Rules and Regulations of Department

Contract With Federal Government; Acquiring Federally Owned Project

Submission of Plans for Low-Rent Housing Project to Department; Application; Hearing; Disposition

Maintenance and Operation of Project; Rentals; Tenant Selection; Eligibility for Continued Occupancy; Hearings; Waiver

Parking Areas; Rules and Regulations; Towing

Definitions

Unlawful Conduct by Tenant, Members or Non-Members of Tenant Household; Civil Action by Landlord for Injunctive or Other Equitable Relief

Actions by Tenants or Tenants' Organizations

Jurisdiction Over Civil Actions; Appellate Review

Restraining Orders and Injunctions; Form; Service; Enforcement; Violations; Effect; Modification and Vacation

Temporary Absences From Commonwealth; Presumption of Abandonment of Residency and Eligibility for Assistance

Equivalent Elimination of Substandard Dwelling Units

State and Federal Financial Assistance; General Provisions

Contracts for State Financial Assistance on Leased Mhfa Projects to Provide Replacement or Relocation Housing; Annual Contributions; Limitations

Commonwealth Guaranteed Temporary Notes; Authorization and Execution; Sale and Refunding Limitations; Terms

Contracts for Supplementary State Financial Assistance

Receipt of Loans and Grants From Federal Sources or From Other Sources

Commonwealth Grants; Guarantee of Temporary Notes; Sale, Maintenance, and Operation of Relocation Projects; Limitations on Eminent Domain

Housing for the Elderly and the Handicapped; Declaration of Policy

Bureau of Housing for the Handicapped; Director; Functions

Housing for the Elderly and the Handicapped; Service Coordinator Program

Program to Conduct Annual Surveys of Public Housing Residents

Regional Public Housing Innovation Program; Goals; Application for Participation in Program; Funds; Powers and Projects

Power to Provide Housing for Elderly and Handicapped Persons of Low Income; Priorities in Placement

Provisions Applicable to Housing for Elderly and Handicapped Persons of Low Income

State Financial Assistance; Housing for Elderly Persons of Low Income

State Financial Assistance; Housing for Handicapped Persons of Low Income

Rental Assistance Program; Declaration of Necessity

Contracts to Rent, Lease or Provide Financial Assistance to Housing Units by Housing Authorities

Rental Assistance Program; Relocation of Residents; Leased Housing Units

Rental Assistance Program; Rentals and Tenant Selection

Leasing of Housing Units in Mhfa Projects for Replacement or Relocation Housing Authorized

Urban Renewal Programs Declaration of Necessity

Powers of Urban Renewal Agency

Urban Renewal Programs; Acquisition by Eminent Domain; Notice; Petition

Public Hearing; Notice; Urban Renewal Plans; Approval; Acquisition of Property

Sale or Lease of Property Acquired for Urban Renewal Project

Delegation of Power to Municipality to Plan and Undertake Urban Renewal Project

Redevelopment Authority Taking Over Project Initiated by Housing Authority

Accounts and Reports of Urban Renewal Agencies; Civil Service Rules

Application for Urban Renewal Assistance Grant or Urban Revitalization and Development Grant

State Aid for Urban Renewal; Determination of Compliance and Final Approved Cost; Notice

State Aid for Urban Renewal; Certification and Payment of Grants

State Aid for Urban Renewal; Contract to Provide Financial Assistance

State Aid for Urban Renewal; Advance of Funds; Amount; Payments

Repealed, 2012, 238, Sec. 47

Other Urban Renewal Programs; Declaration of Necessity

Contracts for State Financial Assistance; Rehabilitation Projects

Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund