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New Boston city councilor proposes guaranteed legal representation in eviction cases
Living in Boston is expensive, and with the housing market tight, evictions continue to be an issue. “The vast majority of people here are renters, and it doesn’t matter what neighborhood you live in, you can face eviction,” said Boston City Councilor Benjamin Weber. Weber, in his first formal city council speech after being elected in November, introduced a...
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New Boston city councilor proposes legal representation for evicted tenants
There’s a new push in Boston to ensure that people facing eviction have proper representation to plead their cases.
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Stats Show Rising Evictions in Mass. Before Pandemic Protection Ended
Massachusetts eviction protection policy that was enacted to help residents during the coronavirus pandemic expired on Friday, with evictions already on the rise. Chapter 257, as the law was called, prevented people from being evicted from their homes if they had applied for rental assistance and were waiting for it to come through. Advocates had pushed for the measure to…