SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1838        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 639

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to Prevent Homelessness Among Elderly and Disabled Persons and Families Facing No-Fault Evictions..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 239 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:-

In allocating state public housing resources, the department of housing and community development shall give priority to persons granted a stay of judgment and execution pursuant to this section.