The hardest part of battling eviction is the not knowing, Lavette Sealls said. “You’re always living on edge because you know eventually you might have to move,” she said. “You go on fighting as hard as you can.”
Boston community groups protest in Dorchester
in Sampan Newspaper on June 10, 2014, by Right to the City and the Boston Tenant Coalition
Stop evictions and rent inflation—hear the call of the renter nation! Chants echoed down the street as Right to the City and the Boston Tenant Coalition held a rally and press conference June 10, announcing the release of The Rise of the Renter Nation, a national report on affordable housing. Today’s press conference in the Four Corners neighborhood was one of nine actions taking place in cities across the country.
Read moreThe Fallout From Coakley's Buyback Suit
Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Suffolk Superior Court today, saying the two federally-backed mortgage giants are in violation of Massachusetts law because they refuse to participate in programs which allow delinquent homeowners to "buy back" their homes at reduced prices. - See full article at: http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news159787.html#sthash.fzYsmwI3.dpuf
Protestors occupy vacant house, rally for housing
in The Boston Globe on June 8, 2014, by Claire McNeill
Activists rallied on Saturday in Dorchester at a home that they took over to make a statement: Housing is a human right.
Housing Activists Plan Pirate Radio Broadcast From Occupied Dorchester Duplex This Weekend
By Dave Goodman
BOSTON/Dorchester – The vacant two family house on Norwell Street in Dorchester stands as a reminder that the foreclosure crisis continues to haunt Boston. But starting on Saturday morning and continuing throughout the weekend, the house will be filled with the sounds of activists and media makers as Jamaica Plain based advocacy organization, City Life/Vida Urbana, occupies the property and commences a pirate radio broadcast of the proceedings.
Read moreA DEVASTATING MISMATCH: CITY VS. SCOFFLAW LANDLORDS
SOME OF THE GIANTS IN THE STUDENT RENTAL TRADE ALSO LEAD THE PACK IN HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE OFFENSES. THEIR VICTIMS ARE BELEAGUERED, SOMETIMES ENDANGERED, TENANTS — AND ALSO A COLLEGE TOWN'S REPUTATION.
OVERCROWDED AND AT RISK: A WAY OF LIFE AND, SOMETIMES, DEATH FOR STUDENT TENANTS
EVERY YEAR THEY COME, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHOSE DREAMS HELP DRIVE BOSTON, BUT WHO MUST INCREASINGLY SCROUNGE FOR HOUSING OFF CAMPUS. A GLOBE INVESTIGATION FINDS THEY ARE EASY TARGETS FOR SCOFFLAW LANDLORDS WHOM THE CITY SEEMS UNABLE, OR UNWILLING, TO CONTROL.
This story was reported by Globe Spotlight team reporters Jenn Abelson, Jonathan Saltzman, Casey Ross and Todd Wallack, and editor Thomas Farragher. It was written by Farragher and Ross.
Read moreA HOUSE JAMMED WITH STUDENTS, A LIFE OF PROMISE LOST
IT WAS A QUIRKY, OLD PLACE, BUT IT WAS HOME TO BINLAND LEE AND HER 13 HOUSEMATES. IT WAS ALSO BLATANTLY ILLEGAL, FROM BASEMENT BEDROOMS WITHOUT PERMITS TO THE UNIT WITH ONLY ONE WAY OUT — WHERE BINLAND HAPPILY LIVED AND WHERE SHE DIED WHEN FIRE STRUCK LAST SPRING.
This story was reported by Globe Spotlight team reporters Jenn Abelson, Jonathan Saltzman, Casey Ross and Todd Wallack, and editor Thomas Farragher. It was written by Abelson.
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