{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157b-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 1","heading":"Purpose of chapter","body":"Section 1. The purpose of this chapter is to foster safe, decent and affordable housing in the commonwealth by enabling individuals to form cooperative corporations for the purpose of developing, acquiring, owning, and operating multi-family housing on a cooperative plan.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 157B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter157B/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:43Z","sha256":"b794de3b2f0980afeb1bdaff23316b369b9ef4b4dc494279ba493a92b7e17b02","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157a-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}