Section 40: Provisions applicable to housing for elderly persons and persons with disabilities of low income
Section 40. The following provisions shall be applicable to housing for elderly persons of low income and handicapped persons of low income:
(a) There shall be no requirement that the occupants of such housing constitute families, and housing may be provided in separate dwelling units for elderly persons and handicapped persons living alone or with such other persons who are either eligible under the provisions of sections thirty-eight to forty-one, inclusive, or necessary to the physical welfare of the elderly occupant; provided, that such other necessary person is eligible for low-rent housing or is a live-in staff member of a cooperative apartment, community residence or other such form of congregate housing. Single handicapped persons or families of one or more persons, one of whom is handicapped, shall be eligible for admission to such housing, regardless of their age, provided that such persons or families satisfy the eligibility standards required for admission under section thirty-two.
(b) Projects for such housing may and shall, when practicable, be established near the neighborhoods where the elderly persons reside.