MA H1547

Codifies the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) into state law under Chapter 121B, establishing a rental assistance program for low-income households through mobile and project-based vouchers

Limits eligibility to households earning no more than 80% of area median income, with at least 75% of vouchers targeted to households earning 30% or less of area median income

Caps tenant rent payments at 30% of monthly adjusted net income, with an option to pay up to 40% in the first year if choosing housing above the payment standard

Sets payment standards between 100-110% of HUD fair market rent, with exceptions up to 120% (or higher with department approval) for disability accommodations

Requires mandatory unit inspections before assistance begins and at least every two years thereafter, with compliance to State Sanitary Code standards