08 Dec Boston Globe: Evictions last week hit a 2020 peak in Mass. amid fears of many more to come

Posted at 15:13h in In the News 2020

Source: Boston Globe By Tim Logan New eviction cases in Massachusetts climbed to a high for the year last week, reinforcing fears of a wave of people being pushed from their homes even as a second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic worsens. There were 743 cases filed in...

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19 Nov Everett Independent: Councilor Not Happy With State Housing Help Program

Posted at 10:56h in In the News 2020

Source: Everett Independent By Seth Daniel The state’s RAFT emergency housing program couldn’t come soon enough for a lot of tenants on rocky ground due to the eviction moratorium being lifted last month, but according to Councilor Stephanie Martins that help isn’t very helpful in Everett. Expecting a...

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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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