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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79A, § 6 (2026)

Carrying out relocation plan; program requirements

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Section 6. After approval has been granted in accordance with the provisions of section five, the relocation agency shall be authorized to carry out the relocation plan. Each relocation assistance program shall (1) fully inform eligible persons at the earliest possible date as to the availability of relocation payments and assistance; (2) supply displaced occupants with information concerning public and private housing programs, commercial sites, and social and economic assistance programs; (3) assist in securing within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement suitable standard replacement housing within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced; (4) assist owners of displaced businesses and farm operations in obtaining and becoming established in suitable business locations or replacement farms; and (5) administer relocation payments in a fair and equitable manner.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Brockton Redevelopment Auth. v. Exec. Off. of Hous. & Livable Communities & Another (Mass. App. Ct. 2025).
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Brockton Redevelopment Auth. v. Exec. Off. of Hous. & Livable Communities & Another (Mass. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “" G. L. c. 79A, § 6. As directed by G. L. c.”
Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Montague Econ. Dev. & Indus. Corp. (In re Cumberland Farms, Inc.), 168 B.R. 455 (D. Mass. 1994). “obtaining and becoming established in suitable business lo-cations_” Mass.Gen.L. ch. 79A, § 6. The evidence established beyond all doubt that MEDIC fully complied with its obligations to the Debtor under chapter 79A.”
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