07 Apr Boston Globe: Renters, homeowners need protection now

Posted at 14:28h in In the News 2020

Source: Boston Globe Recent relief from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is not an excuse to delay the legislative action that needs to follow. By The Editorial Board April 2, 2020 With the governor’s stay-at-home advisory now extended to May 4, the notion of “home” — of a safe...

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02 Apr Belmont Journal: What to do when you can’t afford your rent

Posted at 15:49h in In the News 2020

Source: Belmont Journal With the unemployment rate skyrocketing, some tenants might not be able to pay their rent anymore. Roger Colton, Belmont Journal host, talks to Christopher T. Norris, Executive Director of Metro Housing Boston about what to do in this difficult situation. https://www.belmontmedia.org/watch/belmont-journal-new-now-040220-metro-housing-boston   ...

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02 Apr Radio Boston (WBUR): Can You Afford Rent — Or Your Mortgage — During The Coronavirus Pandemic?

Posted at 08:27h in In the News 2020

Source: WBUR It's April 1, and, for many people across the state, that means rent is due for the first time since the coronavirus crisis hit Massachusetts. Meanwhile, landlords and homeowners are worrying about how to keep up with payments. Liten to the show HERE. Radio Boston spoke...

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11 Mar The Boston Globe: She has battled homelessness, and she’s a housing case manager

Posted at 16:44h in In the News 2020

Source: The Boston Globe Governor Baker’s Housing Choice bill (“Letting towns solve the Mass. housing shortage,” Editorial, Feb. 19) will help towns enact housing reform by implementing a simple majority vote for zoning decisions, but for people like me and thousands of others, nothing is simple. There...

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