Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 121a - Urban Redevelopment Corporations
Section 8 - Inspection of Buildings; Proceedings Upon Violation of Rules and Regulations With Respect to Construction and Financing; Injunction

Section 8. The construction of all buildings upon a project shall be inspected by competent persons chosen by the housing board to the extent necessary to make certain that such construction is in conformity with the application as approved. Every such corporation shall be deemed to have been organized to serve a public purpose, and shall remain at all times subject to all reasonable rules and regulations applicable to its project. All real estate acquired by any such corporation and all structures erected by it shall be deemed to be acquired or erected for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety and welfare and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
If the housing board shall find that a corporation has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the requirements thereunder with respect to the construction and financing of a project, or to the payments therefor, or that the rules and regulations applicable to a project have not been complied with, or that a project is not maintained in such a way as to carry out the purpose for which it was designed, or that strip or waste caused by unreasonable use or abuse of the buildings, structures or facilities thereon exist, it shall notify the holders of any mortgages, or mortgage bonds thereon, or the trustee, if any, for the bondholders, and it may institute a proceeding in equity in its own name for the purpose of preventing, or requiring, as the case may be, by injunction or otherwise, any such act or failure or omission to act. The remedies provided in this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any other available remedies.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XVII - Public Welfare

Chapter 121a - Urban Redevelopment Corporations

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Declaration of Public Necessity; Acquisition and Regulation of Private Property

Section 3 - Establishment of Corporations to Carry Out Projects; Number of Projects for Each Corporation; Co-Operative Corporations

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 7 - Borrowing Money to Finance Project; Capital Stock Subscriptions and Sale; Stocks, Bonds or Other Securities of Corporation as Legal Investments

Section 7a - Purchase or Lease of Real Estate by Urban Redevelopment Corporation From Housing Authority; Approval

Section 8 - Inspection of Buildings; Proceedings Upon Violation of Rules and Regulations With Respect to Construction and Financing; Injunction

Section 9 - Limitation in Repayment of Investment in Stock; Limitations of Dividends

Section 10 - Exemption From Taxation and Assessments; Valuation; Appeals; Annual Payment; Additional Tax and Project Approval Procedure

Section 11 - Acquisition and Sale of Land or Interests in Land; Approval

Section 12 - Receipt of Loans and Grants From the Federal Government and Other Sources; Borrowing Money; Issuance of Notes and Indebtedness

Section 13 - Application to Change Type and Character of Buildings on Project; Approval

Section 14 - Contracts With Cities or Towns Relative to Public and Private Ways, Sidewalks, Parks and Other Public Improvements; Contracts for Sale, Lease or Exchange of Real Estate

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 18a - Authority of Savings Banks and Co-Operative Banks to Undertake Projects; Limitations; Loans; Association of Banks

Section 18b - Authority of Corporation to Take Over Existing Project; Application; Changes in Project; Certificate of Board

Section 18c - Authority of Persons to Undertake or Acquire and Carry on Urban Redevelopment Projects

Section 18d - Condominium Projects; Regulations

Section 19 - Partial Invalidity