SENATE, No. 773

By Mr. Panagiotakos, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 773) of Steven C. Panagiotakos, Thomas A. Golden, Kevin J. Murphy and David M. Nangle for legislation to prevent homelessness among elderly and disabled persons and families facing no-fault evictions. Housing.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT to prevent homelessness among elderly and disabled persons and families facing no-fault evictions

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 239 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:
In allocating state public housing resources, the department of housing and community development shall give priority to persons granted a stay of judgment and execution pursuant to this section