Perez v. Boston Housing Authority

In this case we hold, as clearly required by the applicable law, that the Commonwealth has no duty to provide funds for the rehabilitation of certain property of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA). However, we emphasize the disturbing social implications of this holding (infra, part 2).

Certain appellants, namely the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, the Secretary of Communities and Development, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, and the Governor of the Commonwealth, appeal from a judgment (the “final decree”) entered by a judge of the Housing Court of the City of Boston…