You are given preference in tenant selection for Massachusetts public housing if you are being displaced, or were displaced within the last three years, by a low-rent housing project, public slum clearance or an urban renewal project. Veterans with a VA service-connected disability rating are selected first, then families of veterans who died from a service-connected cause, then all other veterans and their eligible dependents.
Apply to the local housing authority for the public housing you want and tell them you are claiming the veterans preference. For questions call the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities at 617-573-1100.
Your DD214 or other discharge documentation, your VA rating letter if you have one, documentation of the displacement, and proof of your relationship to the veteran if you are a dependent.
