Section 16. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a corporation organized under section three has carried out its obligations and performed its duties as imposed by this chapter for fifteen years from the date of its organization and for such further time any period of extension granted pursuant to section ten shall be in effect to the satisfaction of the housing board, all as evidenced by a certificate transmitted by the board to the commissioner of revenue, it shall thereafter have all of the rights and privileges of a corporation organized under or subject to chapter one hundred and fifty-six and be subject to all of the obligations and duties of such a corporation, and such corporation and its stockholders shall thereafter be free from all of the special limitations, restrictions, obligations and duties imposed upon corporations organized under section three and the stockholders thereof.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 121a - Urban Redevelopment Corporations
Section 2 - Declaration of Public Necessity; Acquisition and Regulation of Private Property
Section 4 - Rules and Regulations of Housing Boards; Standards for Project Plans; Variations
Section 5 - Application for Approval of Project; Contents
Section 6 - Project Approval; Procedure
Section 6a - Contracts; Contents; Filing; Inspection; Approval; Collection of Amounts Payable
Section 6b - Notice of Hearing
Section 6c - Appeals; Procedure
Section 9 - Limitation in Repayment of Investment in Stock; Limitations of Dividends
Section 11 - Acquisition and Sale of Land or Interests in Land; Approval
Section 13 - Application to Change Type and Character of Buildings on Project; Approval
Section 15 - Application of Receipts in Excess of Authorized Expenditures
Section 16 - Rights, Privileges, Obligations and Duties of Corporation After Period of Organization
Section 16a - Successor in Interest to Corporation; Options; Filing of Certificate
Section 18 - Authority of Insurance Companies to Undertake Projects; Exceptions
Section 18c - Authority of Persons to Undertake or Acquire and Carry on Urban Redevelopment Projects