coronavirus
Nov 3, 2020
Several major property owners representing hundreds of thousands of rental units nationwide agreed Monday to pause evictions for failure to pay rent until 2021 and to work with tenants who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board announced. By signing the board’s housing stability pledge, property holders and landlords said they would communicate with tenants…
Housing
Oct 19, 2020
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…