The Office of the Inspector General has issued the following reports, letters, recommendations and reviews regarding M.G.L. c.40B, the low and moderate income housing law. Beginning in 2006, the Office began documenting widespread abuses of the cost certification process and made recommendations to reform the law and to implement practices to end vulnerabilities to fraud, waste and abuse. Certain reports are available online, either in PDF format or HTML. To obtain a copy of a report from the office, please contact the office at 617.727.9140. A list of all office reports, recommendations, manuals, newsletters, and publications is available at igpubl.htm.

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• Town of Berkley Reaches Settlement with Rhode Island Chapter 40B Developer Following Inspector General Investigation, December 2011.
  Report
• Letter to Mr. Peter J. Adams, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Mr. John P. Carney, Chairman, Zoning Board of Appeals Regarding the Hilltop Farms Chapter 40B Development and the Developer's Profits, November 2011.
  Letter [PDF]
• Letter to Rehoboth Board of Selectmen and Zoning Board of Appeals Regarding Abuse of the Chapter 40B Affordable Housing Program by a Planning Board Member/Selectman, May 2011.
  Letter [PDF]
• Town of Acton Reaches an Agreement with Crossroads Development LLC, a Chapter 40B Developer, Who Will Perform Renovation Work In Lieu of Continued Litigation, January 2011.
  Report
• Letter to Dana Barrette and Erik Van Buskirk, Town of Sandwich, Regarding the Woodside Village Chapter 40B Affordable Housing Development, January 2011.
  Letter[PDF]
• Letter to Tina Brooks, Undersecretary, Department of Housing and Community Development Regarding Proposed Changes to Chapter 40B Regulations, December 2009.
  Letter[PDF]
• Massachusetts Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Braintree Chapter 40B Developers Following Inspector General Investigation, October 2009.
  Report
• Massachusetts Attorney General Files Suit against 40B Developer Following Inspector General Investigation, September 2009.
  Report
• Letter to Tina Brooks, Undersecretary, Department of Housing and Community Development, Urging Reviews of Completed 40B Projects Relative to Excess Profits, September 2009.
  Letter[PDF]
• Letter to Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Regarding Chapter 40B, December 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Letter to Department of Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Tina Brooks Regarding Chapter 40B Guidelines, November 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Letter to Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Regarding Chapter 40B, September 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Arlington, Minuteman Village Chapter 40B Land Valuation, July 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Actual Site Development Costs as Reported by Crossroads Development, LLC on a Chapter 40B Project in Acton, Massachusetts, June 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Request to Rescind a M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project Eligibility Approval for the Summer Woods Project in Harwich, MA, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, May 2008.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Billerica Chapter 40B Project -- Salisbury Hill Estates, letter report to Michael S. Rosa, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Rocco J. Longo, Town Manager, December 2007.
  Report[PDF]
• Recommended Changes to Ensure Better Oversight and Control of Chapter 40B Developments, letter to Undersecretary Tina Brooks, Department of Housing and Community Development, October 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Practices Associated with M.G.L. Chapter 40B, the Comprehensive Permit Law, and Recommendations for Reform, letter to Joint Committee on Housing, October 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Letter Requesting MassHousing To Rescind a M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project Eligibility Approval for Pine Woods Development in Sharon, letter to Thomas R. Gleason Executive Director, MassHousing, April 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Wakefield M.G.L. Chapter 40B project, letter to John F. Carney, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Thomas Butler, Town Administrator, March 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits on a Town of Berkley M.G.L. Chapter 40B project, letter to Julie E. Taylor, Chairwoman, Board of Selectmen and Carolyn Awalt, Town Clerk - Treasurer, February 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits - 1375 Main Street Partners, LLC and a Town of Reading M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Ben Tafoya, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager, January 2007.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Audit Procedures and Land Valuation Methodology relative to Chapter 40B Projects, letter to Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director of Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), December 2006.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits - Lancaster Estates, LLC and a Leominster M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Mayor Dean J. Mazzarrella, November 2006.
  Letter[PDF]
• Comments Regarding Proposed Cost Certification Instructions relative to M.G.L. Chapter 40B, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, November 2006.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of Developer Profits - Cedar Farm Estates Realty Trust and a Wareham M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Renee Fernandes-Abbott, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Michael Hartman, Town Administrator, November 2006.
  Letter[PDF]
• Review of the Monitoring Process of the Limited Dividend Requirement Associated with Chapter 40B, letter to Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director, MassHousing, September 2006.
  Letter[PDF]
• Developer Profits - Crossroads Development, LLC and an Acton M.G.L. Chapter 40B Project, letter to Peter Ashton, Chairman, Board of Selectmen and Don P. Johnson, Town Manager, May 2006.
  Letter[PDF]

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