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Letter from the Executive Director for June 2025: Technical Progress

Posted on May 25th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for June 2025 is a laundry list of activities in all areas following a busy May.

Outcomes for September 2023

Posted on May 12th, 2025

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics: Outcomes for September 2023 filings

Filings Month Ending 2025 April 30

Posted on May 11th, 2025

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics Filings Month Ending 2025 April 30

Incentives Needed for Air-to-Water Heat Pump Conversions in Multifamilies: An Open letter to the Program Administrators of Mass Save

First Published April 29th, 2025 | Updated May 9th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

photo of three triple decker multifamily buildings, each painted gray, the middle one landscaped with shrubs around the front stoop, with blue sky and some wispy clouds overhead.

For tens of thousands of multifamily owners with hydronic systems, Mass Save incentives to convert to air source heat pumps are not effective. We have a proposal.

Landlords’ Guide to Light Trespass and Light Pollution in Rental Properties – And What to Do About it

First Published March 24th, 2025 | Updated May 6th, 2025 Posted in policy - 0 Comments

photo of a blindingly bright light piercing the black night.

Light pollution and trespass are widespread and cause extensive harm to humans, nature and the planet, but can be addressed with a few simple, inexpensive fixes.

Mass. Federal Judge Orders HUD to Release Held Grant Money; Mass. Fair Housing Center Back Online

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A screen shot of part of a text conversation between a housing provider and a prospective tenant. The first message reads “Hello Gwen, Sure! I’m showing the unit today at 3 pm. Would you and your husband by available to stop by? If not, what other day and time would work for you? The unit is available for 09/01/23, would that work for you?” The reply reads “Yes, that works. I will try to swing by today at 3 pm. I also wanted to follow up and ask if this unit accepts Section 8 housing vouchers?” The reply from the housing provider reads “Unfortunately, vouchers are not allowed for this building. So sorry!”

Fair housing groups were informed that promised grant money would be blocked; but courts ruled the funding was not properly terminated.

EOHLC to Cut Housing Benefits; 23,000 Federal Vouchers Affected in Mass.

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A cartoon image of a blue triple-decker house sitting on a green patch of land. In the foreground, a pair of hands holding a large chainsaw cuts off pieces of the right corner of the house.

Security deposit payments, utility allowances and other benefits under the Moving to Work pilot program have been cut due to funding concerns, according to EOHLC.

Letter from the Executive Director for May 2025: Rule of Law Slipping

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for May 2025 reflects on how the rule of law is slipping away at city, state and federal levels.

Outcomes for November 2018

Posted on April 28th, 2025

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics: Outcomes for November 2018 filings

Outcomes for December 2018

Posted on April 28th, 2025

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics: Outcomes for December 2018 filings

Letter from the Executive Director for June 2025: Technical Progress

Outcomes for September 2023

Filings Month Ending 2025 April 30

Incentives Needed for Air-to-Water Heat Pump Conversions in Multifamilies: An Open letter to the Program Administrators of Mass Save

Landlords’ Guide to Light Trespass and Light Pollution in Rental Properties – And What to Do About it

Mass. Federal Judge Orders HUD to Release Held Grant Money; Mass. Fair Housing Center Back Online

EOHLC to Cut Housing Benefits; 23,000 Federal Vouchers Affected in Mass.

Letter from the Executive Director for May 2025: Rule of Law Slipping

Outcomes for November 2018

Outcomes for December 2018

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