Boston Mayor Marty Walsh extends evictions moratorium for public housing residents through March 2021 MassLive.com 12/29/2020 Tanner Stening, masslive.com
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is extending the evictions moratorium for residents in public housing until March 1, 2021, officials announced on Tuesday.
Walsh and Kate Bennett, the Boston Housing Authority’s administrator, said the moratorium on nonessential evictions provides continued protection for public housing residents during the coronavirus pandemic. City officials said the move also reduces the health risks associated with the “processing of eviction cases.”
“It’s been a difficult year, with a dueling public health and economic crisis that has hit our communities hard,” Walsh said, in a statement. “This moratorium continues to serve the best interests of both our residents who struggle to make ends meet and of our city as a whole, as we fight to maintain the health and safety of our city.�