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Report Calls for Steps to Make Housing More Affordable

Posted on CL/VU In the News by Bnn News · June 11, 2014 12:31 PM

Karen Chen of the Chinese Progressive Association and Darnell Johnson of Right to the City talk about a new report on steps needed to reverse the widening affordability gap in Boston's housing market. Interview for BNN News. Aired June 11, 2014.

https://vimeo.com/97976056


A DEVASTATING MISMATCH: CITY VS. SCOFFLAW LANDLORDS

Posted on CL/VU In the News by The Boston Globe · May 06, 2014 1:10 PM

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.

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 Saltzman.

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OVERCROWDED AND AT RISK: A WAY OF LIFE AND, SOMETIMES, DEATH FOR STUDENT TENANTS

Posted on CL/VU In the News by The Boston Globe · May 05, 2014 1:07 PM

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.

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A HOUSE JAMMED WITH STUDENTS, A LIFE OF PROMISE LOST

Posted on CL/VU In the News by The Boston Globe · May 04, 2014 1:04 PM

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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