# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 2: Severability

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S2

## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 2
- **Heading:** Severability
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 2

## Text

Section 2. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any such provision or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining provisions of said chapter or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that said chapter would have been adopted had such invalid or unconstitutional provisions not been included therein.

Section 2. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any such provision or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining provisions of said chapter or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that said chapter would have been adopted had such invalid or unconstitutional provisions not been included therein.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 2 Severability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 3 Housing authorities; creation; dissolution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 3A Regional housing authorities; creation; dissolution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S3A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 4 Redevelopment authorities; creation; dissolution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 5 Housing and redevelopment authorities; membership; appointment; election; term of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 5A Waiver of requirement to appoint tenant member to housing authority board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S5A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 5B Comprehensive training program for members of a housing or redevelopment authority; technical assistance training for tenant members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S5B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 6 Housing and redevelopment authorities; charges against members; hearing; removal; resignation; suspension](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 7 Officers and executive director of housing and redevelopment authorities; compensation of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 7A Guidelines for contracts to be executed by housing authority and executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S7A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 8 Operating agencies; housing authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 9 Urban renewal agencies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 10 Operating agencies; designation of authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXVII_C121B_S10.md)

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