Source: WGBH By Tori Bedford    June 16, 2021 When the pandemic first hit, Dezyre Lewis found herself unemployed and unable to pay the rent for her Dorchester apartment. “It's just been a really uncomfortable situation,” Lewis said. “If I'm not making any money to pay my landlord, my...
Source: WCVB-TV, Channel 5 BOSTON — Managing Director of Financial Assistance, Regine Chrispin, was interviewed by WCVB-TV about the assistance available to households struggling to pay their rent in the wake of the pandemic. https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-lawmakers-working-to-extend-some-covid-19-emergency-measures/36733250 ...
Source: Boston Globe BOSTON — Newton’s COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Program will come to a close at the end of June, according to the city, after administering more than $2.8 million in direct rental and mortgage assistance to local households. As of the first week of May,...
Source: Boston Globe BOSTON — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down an emergency ban on most evictions in the United States, signaling that the end may be drawing near for protections that have kept many renters in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ruling in a lawsuit...