# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 5B: Joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities > Massachusetts · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23B_S5B ## Section - **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 5B - **Heading:** Joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities - **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23B / Section 5B ## Text Section 5B. There shall be within the executive office a joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities, consisting of one employee of the executive office to be appointed by the secretary; 1 employee of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to be appointed by the executive director of said agency; 2 employees of the executive office of health and human services to be appointed by the secretary of said executive office; 2 persons, not employees of the commonwealth, from the disability community to be appointed by the secretary of human services, after consultation with the director of housing and community development and the director of the Massachusetts office on disability; and 2 other persons, not employees of the commonwealth, who are experts in the production or management of such housing to be appointed by the secretary of health and human services, after consultation with the secretary of housing and livable communities and with leaders of trade associations and others in the private sector, including the chief executive officer of the Rental Housing Association. Said joint task force may advise the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of housing and livable communities and the executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency on questions relating to the development and management of housing used by persons with disabilities and may act in a consultative capacity to any persons with problems or disputes relating to such housing. Section 5B. There shall be within the executive office a joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities, consisting of one employee of the executive office to be appointed by the secretary; 1 employee of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to be appointed by the executive director of said agency; 2 employees of the executive office of health and human services to be appointed by the secretary of said executive office; 2 persons, not employees of the commonwealth, from the disability community to be appointed by the secretary of human services, after consultation with the director of housing and community development and the director of the Massachusetts office on disability; and 2 other persons, not employees of the commonwealth, who are experts in the production or management of such housing to be appointed by the secretary of health and human services, after consultation with the secretary of housing and livable communities and with leaders of trade associations and others in the private sector, including the chief executive officer of the Rental Housing Association. Said joint task force may advise the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of housing and livable communities and the executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency on questions relating to the development and management of housing used by persons with disabilities and may act in a consultative capacity to any persons with problems or disputes relating to such housing. ## Nearby sections - [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 1 Executive office of housing and livable communities; powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23B_S1.md) - [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 5A Housing appeals committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23B_S5A.md) - [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 5B Joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23B_S5B.md) - [Mass. Gen. 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