A proposed ordinance that would require most rental properties in Boston to be inspected once every three years was met with mixed reactions Thursday as city councilors, landlords, and tenants butted heads on whether more inspection requirements would place an unfair burden on responsible landlords.
Discussion of the proposal by the City Council was prompted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who earlier this month called for a change to the city’s current law after a slew of high-profile citations were issued against apartments around the city.
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Sheila Dillon makes the presumption of "guilty" against anyone who owns or invests in rental housing in Boston. The new fees are simply a tax on landlords who already pay property taxes to the city. Typical liberals: We identified a problem and we can't fix it without taxing the investors to fix it.
Shame on the Boston property owners, who provide student rentals and cry 'fowl' at the thought of proposed regulation to maintain their properties. Scum landlords and poor neighbors who creat a societal threat to the well-being within every residential neighborhood.