DHCD Releases Revised Public Housing Regulations - May 9, 2017

On May 5th, DHCD released revised regulations for public housing in Massachusetts. Specifically, DHCD promulgated new regulations for:

• 760 CMR 4.00 – General Administration of Housing Authorities;
• 760 CMR 6.00 – Occupancy Standards and Tenant Participation for State-Aided Housing;
• 760 CMR 47.00 – Non-discrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Furtherance of Fair Housing Regulations Governing Recipients of Department of Housing and Community Development Financial Assistance; and
• 760 CMR 63.00 – Public Housing Innovation Demonstration Program.

In September 2016, DHCD held public hearings to received comments on the regulations. Following the public comment period, DHCD revised the proposed regulations before finalizing. For more information on the updated regulations, please click here.