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Boston: It’s rent control

Posted on October 23rd, 2015 Posted in News, policy - 0 Comments

Cover Screenshot of Boston Home Rule Petition Fall 2015 for Just Cause Evictions

‘Just-cause’ eviction puts up huge obstacles to all rent increases. Most owners won’t even try. That’s rent control. SPOA vows to fight it.

The ‘affordable housing’ fraud

Posted on October 22nd, 2015 Posted in News, policy - 0 Comments

Pere Joan - Stanford University Main Quad Attribution Required CC-A Unported 3.0

Local governments restrict new housing, which limits the supply and pushes rents and prices up.

Case-by-case rent escrow decisions are not fair

Posted on October 18th, 2015 Posted in evictions, laws, policy - 1 Comment

Approximately 36 states have a mandatory rent escrow law. Why doesn't Massachusetts?

Newly Added to Our Service Provider Directory October 2015

First Published October 17th, 2015 | Updated April 23rd, 2023 Posted in directory, News - 0 Comments

Newly added to our service provider directory for October 2015.

Ford’s Pest of the Month: Eastern Subterranean Termites

First Published October 16th, 2015 | Updated April 19th, 2023 Posted in advice, extermination - 0 Comments

The type of termites we deal with in New England are subterranean and are typically moving around in the soil. Learn about detection and treatment.

Rent Control Grows in San Francisco

First Published October 15th, 2015 | Updated April 25th, 2023 Posted in News, policy - 0 Comments

Rent control grows in San Francisco. Learn about the "just cause eviction" ideas made into law and what the consequences may be.

Legislation Proposes Splintering Lead Paint Enforcement into Municipalities

First Published October 14th, 2015 | Updated April 23rd, 2023 Posted in laws, News - 1 Comment

According to the Boston Globe, legislation has been introduced to grant municipalities the power to set their own blood lead limits. Is that a good idea?

Affordability crisis? Try zoning, not rent control

First Published October 13th, 2015 | Updated January 18th, 2022 Posted in laws, News, policy - 0 Comments

The Boston Globe has implied that rent control or just-cause eviction laws are necessary to keep apartments affordable. Is it an affordability crisis?