HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1208        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1257

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel Cahill

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to define the jurisdiction of the local housing authority for implementation of rental assistance programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/16/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/23/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/1/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/1/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1208        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1257

By Mr. Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1257) of Daniel Cahill and others for legislation to define the jurisdiction of the local housing authority for implementation of rental assistance programs.  Housing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to define the jurisdiction of the local housing authority for implementation of rental assistance programs.

 

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

Section 3 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence in line 7 after the word “provided”:-

The jurisdiction of a housing authority of a city or town, to provide housing for families, elderly persons of low income, and handicapped persons of low income in accordance with sections 25-40 of this chapter shall be the city or town or the local government, in another city or town, where no housing authority exists, authorizing provision of housing in said other city or town. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of the federal Section 8 leased housing program, excluding DHCD, so called jurisdiction of a housing authority shall be limited to the city or town in which it has been duly created, unless their exists an agreement with the housing authority of another city or town or the local government in another city or town, where no housing authority exists, authorizing the administration of the Section 8 program, so-called, in said other city or town. However, in no instance shall such agreement be unreasonable withheld.