Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B § 26B

Section 26B: Performance-based monitoring program; assessment standards

Section 26B. (a) A housing authority shall participate in the performance-based monitoring program as established by the department in accordance with this section.

(b) The department shall establish and implement a performance-based monitoring program and develop and provide uniform assessment standards for evaluating housing authority operations. The assessment standards may incorporate public housing industry standards and measures and federal monitoring standards as applicable. The monitoring program and assessment standards established by the department shall be structured to enable the department to identify housing authorities that are failing to meet the minimum standards and to develop and implement corrective action plans and targeted assistance by the department to improve performance to a satisfactory level.