MA H1521

Tenants of transferred public housing projects must retain all rights from original federal, state, and local subsidy programs, including tenant contribution limits, lease terms, eviction protections, right to return, grievance procedures, resident participation, hiring preferences, and privacy rights

Redevelopment cannot be used as grounds for re-screening existing tenants, terminating or reducing assistance, or evicting tenants; current residents cannot be treated as new admissions for income targeting compliance

Transferred projects must maintain at least the same number of low-rent housing units as the original project

Housing authorities must establish contracts and use agreements specifying roles for monitoring compliance, tracking displacement, ensuring no displacement from affordable housing programs, and providing technical assistance for tenant input on proposed projects

Tenants and the public must be given notice and opportunity to comment on proposed project transfers to owners, private entities, or housing authorities