Earlier this summer, MassLegalHelp.org posted an updated booklet on Rent in Public Housing. The booklet is available in the following languages:
This booklet includes important updates and is intended for both state and federal public housing tenants, including those facing redevelopment. A special note for federal tenants: Legislation passed by Congress in 2016 called the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) made major changes to how rents are set in federal public housing and Section 8. However, HUD has not yet implemented all of the HOTMA rules. This means that certain pre-HOTMA rent rules are still in effect. To keep this straight, the booklet has legal citations in the endnotes to both pre-HOTMA rules (now in effect) and HOTMA final rules (will go into effect when HOTMA is implemented). When HOTMA changes become effective, Legal Services will update this booklet.
Mass Union is deeply grateful to Annette Duke from Mass Law Reform who spearheaded this update, along with Ryan Kenney, Susan Hegel, Mac McCreight and Salomon Campos-Rice from the Greater Boston Legal Services and Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services.
To learn more about rent updates, join us at Mass Union’s Convention where we will have a workshop on this topic with Annette, Susan, and Mac. Read all about the Convention here.