04 Nov WBUR: State’s Emergency Rent Program Is Understaffed And Overwhelmed, Housing Advocates Say

Posted at 15:23h in In the News 2020

Source: WBUR (November 3, 2020) Audio link HERE. By Simón Ríos It’s a weekday afternoon at the Archdale Village public housing development in Roslindale, and Margareth Joseph is still recovering from another nearly sleepless night. Joseph, who's 60, has lived for 30 years in a two-bedroom apartment here. Now she...

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30 Oct Marketplace: As state eviction bans lapse, another month’s rent comes due

Posted at 08:30h in In the News 2020

Source: Marketplace (October 29, 2020) Audio link HERE. By Samantha Fields Rent is due on Sunday for millions of people around the country, for the eighth time since the pandemic began, and many don’t know if or how they’ll be able to pay. In the last six months, around 18% of...

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26 Oct Boston Globe: Delays and debt mount as state rent relief program strains to meet demand

Posted at 08:33h in In the News 2020

Source: Boston Globe (October 25, 2020) By Tim Logan Globe Staff After Lucia Guardado and her husband lost their jobs this spring, they could no longer pay the rent on their Chelsea apartment, so she turned to the state for help. Guardado filled out lengthy forms, dug up...

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20 Oct Boston Herald: Thousands at Risk as Evictions Begin

Posted at 11:25h in In the News 2020

Source: Boston Herald (October 19, 2020) Those resources were already under strain due to the enormous need stirred up amid by the pandemic, which has spurred mass unemployment amid widespread business shutdowns. “Our biggest challenge is significant growth of the demand for rental assistance. However, our challenges pale...

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