Scope and Content: Per GL 1921, c 121, s 23, the Massachusetts commissioner of public welfare investigated defective housing, studied operation of building and tenement house laws, encouraged creation of local planning boards, and promoted formation of organizations to increase the number of available homes. These functions then passed successively to the State Board of Housing (Dept. of Public Welfare–St 1933, c 364), State Housing Board (Governor and Council–St 1948, c 260, ss 3-6), Division of Housing (Dept. of Commerce and Development–St 1964, c 636), Dept. of Community Affairs (St 1968, c 761), Division of Housing and Community Development (Dept. of Economic Development–St  1996, c 151, s 125), and Dept. of Housing and Community Development (St 1997, c 43, s 40), which currently offers programs, housing, and funding to communities to serve those with low to moderate incomes. Its functions are described in MGLA c 23B.
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