Section 41A. The commonwealth acting through and by the department, may enter into a contract or contracts with a housing authority for financial assistance in the form of a grant by the commonwealth of the development cost of a project or projects or a part or parts of a project or projects for handicapped persons of low income or families of low income of which one or more persons is handicapped. The total amount of grants financed by bonds authorized prior to September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-three shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five million dollars. Such contract or contracts may provide for additional state financial assistance in the form of a guarantee by the commonwealth of notes of the housing authority issued to finance temporarily the development cost of such a project but the amount guaranteed on account of any project shall not exceed the amount of grant for that project. The total amount of all notes guaranteed pursuant to this section prior to September first, nineteen hundred and eighty-three shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five million dollars, exclusive of notes which may be issued for refunding purposes. Housing units for handicapped persons of families of low income, of which one or more persons is handicapped, provided as a project or a part of a project for housing for elderly persons and subject to a contract for financial assistance pursuant to section forty-one, shall not be included in the computation of the dollar or unit limits of this section. The provisions of sections thirty-four, thirty-four B and thirty-five, shall, so far as apt, be applicable to contracts for financial assistance, grants, notes and guarantees authorized under this section. The department shall report to the general court the use for which such funds were expended prior to requesting additional funds for further construction under this program.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 121b - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section 3 - Housing Authorities; Creation; Dissolution
Section 3a - Regional Housing Authorities; Creation; Dissolution
Section 4 - Redevelopment Authorities; Creation; Dissolution
Section 5 - Housing and Redevelopment Authorities; Membership; Appointment; Election; Term of Office
Section 5a - Waiver of Requirement to Appoint Tenant Member to Housing Authority Board
Section 7a - Guidelines for Contracts to Be Executed by Housing Authority and Executive Director
Section 8 - Operating Agencies; Housing Authorities
Section 9 - Urban Renewal Agencies
Section 10 - Operating Agencies; Designation of Authorities
Section 11 - Powers of Operating Agencies
Section 12 - Operating Agencies; Wages; Labor Requirements; Social Security
Section 14 - Operating Agencies; Federal Loans; Conveyance Upon Default
Section 15 - Operating Agencies; Bonds, Notes, Certificates; Negotiable Instruments
Section 17 - Liability of Commonwealth or Political Subdivisions for Debts of Housing Authority
Section 18 - Preparation of Master Plans, Etc. by City or Town; Appropriation and Payment
Section 21 - Indebtedness Limitation
Section 24 - Agreement to Bear Acquisition Loss
Section 25 - Housing Programs; Statement of Emergency
Section 26 - Powers of a Housing Authority
Section 26b - Performance-Based Monitoring Program; Assessment Standards
Section 27 - Rural Housing Authority; Additional Powers
Section 28a - Annual Plan; Availability to Public for Review and Comment
Section 30 - Contract With Federal Government; Acquiring Federally Owned Project
Section 32a - Parking Areas; Rules and Regulations; Towing
Section 32d - Actions by Tenants or Tenants' Organizations
Section 32e - Jurisdiction Over Civil Actions; Appellate Review
Section 33 - Equivalent Elimination of Substandard Dwelling Units
Section 34 - State and Federal Financial Assistance; General Provisions
Section 35 - Contracts for Supplementary State Financial Assistance
Section 36 - Receipt of Loans and Grants From Federal Sources or From Other Sources
Section 38 - Housing for the Elderly and the Handicapped; Declaration of Policy
Section 38a - Bureau of Housing for the Handicapped; Director; Functions
Section 38b - Housing for the Elderly and the Handicapped; Service Coordinator Program
Section 38c - Program to Conduct Annual Surveys of Public Housing Residents
Section 40 - Provisions Applicable to Housing for Elderly and Handicapped Persons of Low Income
Section 41 - State Financial Assistance; Housing for Elderly Persons of Low Income
Section 41a - State Financial Assistance; Housing for Handicapped Persons of Low Income
Section 42 - Rental Assistance Program; Declaration of Necessity
Section 43a - Rental Assistance Program; Relocation of Residents; Leased Housing Units
Section 44 - Rental Assistance Program; Rentals and Tenant Selection
Section 45 - Urban Renewal Programs Declaration of Necessity
Section 46 - Powers of Urban Renewal Agency
Section 47 - Urban Renewal Programs; Acquisition by Eminent Domain; Notice; Petition
Section 48 - Public Hearing; Notice; Urban Renewal Plans; Approval; Acquisition of Property
Section 49 - Sale or Lease of Property Acquired for Urban Renewal Project
Section 50 - Delegation of Power to Municipality to Plan and Undertake Urban Renewal Project
Section 51 - Redevelopment Authority Taking Over Project Initiated by Housing Authority
Section 52 - Accounts and Reports of Urban Renewal Agencies; Civil Service Rules
Section 55 - State Aid for Urban Renewal; Certification and Payment of Grants
Section 56 - State Aid for Urban Renewal; Contract to Provide Financial Assistance
Section 57 - State Aid for Urban Renewal; Advance of Funds; Amount; Payments
Section 58 - Other Urban Renewal Programs; Declaration of Necessity
Section 59 - Contracts for State Financial Assistance; Rehabilitation Projects
Section 60 - Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund