eviction moratorium

Housing Courts can start accepting new eviction filings Monday as fears mount over mass evictions after Massachusetts’ moratorium expired Saturday. Advocates have been warning of a flood of eviction filings with the end of the moratorium, which was put in place to protect renters during the pandemic and economic downturn. Protesters rallied las week in front of the Boston Housing…

Housing Courts can start accepting new eviction filings Monday, adding to mounting fears of mass evictions after Massachusetts’ moratorium expired Saturday.

Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium ends at midnight and many are concerned mass evictions are on the horizon. Protests and rallies have been held to urge lawmakers to delay the move, but landlords tell NBC10 Boston that the end of the moratorium doesn’t mean people will be thrown out of their apartments come Monday.  Instead, they said, it simply starts the...

The state’s ban on evictions and foreclosures imposed during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic expires on Saturday, leaving many worrying about their housing security. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker this week unveiled a $171 million initiative he said will help tenants and landlords cope. Baker said the goal is to keep tenants in their homes and also ease the…

As Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium comes to an end, some landlords said it’s unlikely for many people to be evicted right away.

House and Senate leaders on Beacon Hill chose not to intervene Thursday to block the expiration this weekend of Massachusetts’ moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, despite the efforts of one Democrat to force an emergency extension of the ban through the end of the year. Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday put forward an eviction diversion plan that allows the moratorium…

A rally was set to be held in Boston Thursday to protest the end of Massachusetts’ moratorium on evictions, which expires Saturday. The rally was set to take place in front of the Boston Housing Court from 10 a.m. to noon and was to be followed by a march to the State House. The protest comes as housing advocates fear…

A rally was held in Boston Thursday to protest the end of Massachusetts’ moratorium on evictions, which expires Saturday.

Dozens of protesters made their voices heard on Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium Wednesday evening outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s home, despite heightened security since it was broken into last week. The protesters gathered both outside the governor’s Swampscott home and nearby to call on Baker to extend the moratorium on evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium ends Oct. 17 and...

Dozens of people protested outside of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Massachusetts home Wednesday to make their voices heard on the state’s eviction moratorium.

With daily case COVID-19 counts, average positivity rates and hospitalizations higher than they were during a summer lull, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday outlined progress the state has made over the past several months “to prevent the silent spread” of the highly contagious coronavirus and prepare for a fall uptick in virus activity. “Over the past few weeks we…

Gov. Charlie Baker laid out his plans to deal with a potential second surge in coronavirus cases this winter.

In a COVID-19 update, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker details the state’s journey through overcoming the coronavirus and talks plans for moving forward through the fall.

Tenants and homeowners at risk of eviction and foreclosure are planning to rally on Boston Common Sunday afternoon to press state lawmakers to take action to prevent what they describe as a looming statewide eviction crisis.

A week before Massachusetts’ temporary eviction ban is scheduled to end, the Baker administration announced a $171 million plan to support renters and tenants.

Gov. Charlie Baker has indicated that he likely will not extend the statewide moratorium on evictions, which expires Saturday. Housing rights advocates held a rally at the Boston Common Sunday, calling on the governor to step in as many tenants remain unemployed due to the pandemic.

Tenants and homeowners at risk of eviction and foreclosure are planning to rally on Boston Common Sunday afternoon to press state lawmakers to take action to prevent what they describe as a looming statewide eviction crisis.

The moratorium on evictions ends in less than a week, and that means tens of thousands of renters and homeowners across Massachusetts could end up on the streets.

The rally called for passage of a comprehensive eviction prevention measure intended to help stabilize renters, homeowners, and small landlords for a year as Massachusetts weathers the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.