Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Matt O’Malley are calling for the city to establish its own fair housing testing program in the wake of a Suffolk University Law School report that found significant discrimination against prospective Black renters.
The city of Worcester has launched a new program aimed at helping what it terms “responsible” developers get streamlined access to capital to revitalize troubled small two- to four-unit properties throughout the city.
A new, multimillion-dollar initiative from three major city hospitals that sees affordable housing and eviction as public health issues has the potential to radically change Massachusetts’ housing conversation for the better. The commercial housing industry should get involved to make sure it has a seat at the table.
Zella-Ray Martin was two years, two months and two days old when she fell to her death out of the window of her mother’s Fitchburg apartment last October. Now, her family is pushing to pass a law in her memory that they hope would prevent similar tragedies by requiring window guards or locks in the homes of young children.
One in every 12 Boston-area renters, possibly priced out of their current units, are taking an active interest in Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, according to new data from Apartment List.
Despite increased state investment, the amount of housing available to low-income renters across Massachusetts has declined in recent years, further squeezing an already-tight market, according to a new report.
More than two decades after voters banned local rent control, Gov. Charlie Baker signaled Tuesday he would not support a nascent push from several lawmakers to allow cities and towns to implement tenant protections, such as a limit on rent increases.
