Jim Kenyon: If they can’t move, they’re stuck in place
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Cardboard boxes filled with personal belongings were stacked nearly to the ceiling in the living room and kitchen of Steven Martel and Diane Williamson’s apartment in West Lebanon last week.
The couple told me they’ve been trying for months to move to a more affordable apartment in Claremont. Their landlord at Valley Garden Apartments on Seminary Hill won’t be sorry to see them go. On Jan. 8, for the second time in a year, the company slapped an eviction notice on Martel and Williamson’s front door for failure to pay rent.