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HOLYOKE — Renters in communities of color faced a disproportionate number of eviction filings after elected officials let the state’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium expire in October 2020.Those are the findings of a new study from the housing...
Advocates fear the well-intentioned program is an engine for profiteers
While the Supreme Court’s decision to block a federal eviction moratorium does not come as a shock, Massachusetts housing advocates say it adds to the urgency for the state to
With hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents behind on rent or mortgage payments, housing advocates are eyeing the state budget as a possible vehicle to expand assistance and protections for
After judge vacates CDC eviction moratorium, Massachusetts advocates push for housing equity legislation Updated May 06, 2021; Massachusetts housing advocates say a federal judge’s decision to vacate a nationwide eviction moratorium eliminates the last defense for tenants struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ruled on Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped in barring certain evictions during the pandemic, effectively vacating the national eviction moratorium that froze nonpayment eviction cases for el...