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Eviction Reform: Just Cause Eviction Bad for Landlords, Worse for Tenants is an article by MassLandlords member Sherri Way on just cause eviction in Boston.
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April Fools' satire and one-click payments were a success, a new member joins the MassLandlords marketing team, and annual picnic gets kibosh for 2016.
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Boston landlords demand that tenants looking to move out of their rentals before their lease is up must provide a good reason for leaving.
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March was an incredibly busy month for our public policy volunteers. The Senate Special Commission released their report on housing, Boston had a much-anticipated hearing on Just Cause Eviction, we released our Housing Court study, negotiations over rent escrow continued, and SPOA released their exposé of unethical tenant advocacy.
Just Cause Eviction is favored by certain tenant advocates who fear market forces, gentrification and displacement. We urge you not to pursue it.
Just Cause Eviction is favored by certain tenant advocates who fear market forces, gentrification and displacement. We urge you not to pursue it.
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‘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.