Applicability

(1) 760 CMR 5.00 applies to all persons residing in or applying for state aided public housing, known as St. 1948, c. 200, St. 1966, c. 705, St. 1954, c. 667 housing, with the exceptions noted in 760 CMR 5.02(2). It applies to applicants and participants in the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP). It applies to applicants and participants in the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) only to the extent that 760 CMR 49.00: Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program expressly states that 760 CMR 5.00 shall govern. (2) 760 CMR 5.00 does not govern the order of tenant selection for Units in public housing known as St. 1974, c. 689, or St. 1954, c. 667 congregate housing or Units financed by Mass Housing. It also does not govern the eligibility of applicants for Units which receive a federal Section 8 subsidy.