New Bedford resident Liliana Cruz holds up a copy of the eviction letter she received in January. The landlord wants her out by the end of May. (Simón Rios/WBUR)
Liliana Cruz choked up at her kitchen table in New Bedford as she talked about faithfully paying her rent every month over the last five years. Despite that, her landlord has sent her a notice ordering her to leave the three-bedroom house by the end of this month. From one day to the next it doesn t matter what I pay I have to go, she said in Spanish. And I don t bother the landlord with anything I spent my own money to fix the bathrooms. This is heavy, but God gives me strength.
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Boston to big developers: Pay up
The city plans to hike linkage fees on office and lab buildings by 42 percent.
By Tim Logan Globe Staff,Updated February 9, 2021, 7:43 p.m.
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The Walsh administration this week plans to sharply hike the fees that
developers of office, lab, and other large commercial buildings must pay to support affordable housing and job training programs.
The additional money could add tens of millions of dollars a year to city coffers, capitalizing on a life-science building boom to help fund badly needed affordable housing.
But there also are worries that it could dampen a post-pandemic recovery for construction in Boston, and set a precedent for even higher assessments.
Baker signs economic and housing package, but vetoes some tenant protections
Supporters say the nearly $627 million package will help jumpstart the stateâs economy
By Matt Stout and Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 7:53 p.m.
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The bill would impose 15 percent caps on third-party delivery fees from companies like Grubhub and DoorDash,Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday signed a nearly $627 million economic development bill, but rejected a handful of measures in the sprawling package, including two designed to further protect tenants.
Bakerâs signature will put in motion hundreds of millions of state borrowing over the next five years, which officials say will help jumpstart a state economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The changes strengthen the rules the city uses to get many residential developers to set aside units at affordable prices or subsidize construction elsewhere and remove restrictions on how often city officials can change the rules of its so-called linkage program for developers of large commercial projects.