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HOUSING

Gordon Schnell and Elizabeth Soltan
A tool to help level the playing field for low-income tenants
The False Claims Act, DOJ’s principal fraud-fighting statute, can be used to back up aggrieved tenants with the strong arm of the federal government.

Katherine Gergen Barnett
Any solution to Mass. and Cass must be informed by experiences of formerly incarcerated
Without their wisdom, we may all continue to be trapped in a run-around game.

LETTERS
You don’t have to look hard to see why rent control has so much support
Time after time, we watch speculators swoop in, buy a building (often in cash), and dramatically raise rents or issue mass eviction notices.

EDITORIAL
Easing the pain by building the future
It’s critical for state lawmakers to get those federal funds out the door where they can do some good.

EDITORIAL
Parking wars: Another battle won
In the fight for affordable housing, the Boston City Council has voted to eliminate a potent tool for the NIMBY crowd.

EDITORIAL
City’s new rules on parking spots are spot-on
A shift away from parking spaces will save money and help the environment.

LETTERS
Clash over housing plays out just down the road from Governor Baker’s home
If we want more equitable communities, we must create more affordable housing. Chapter 40B is just one tool. But we also need public support.

LETTERS
Housing equity bill is urgent to hold pandemic-related suffering at bay
Billions of dollars in assistance is available, but shockingly, it has not made its way to the people who need it.

EDITORIAL
How states can better distribute rental assistance funds
The vast majority of the emergency rental assistance appropriated by Congress has yet to be distributed to the households that need help.

EDITORIAL
Massachusetts must level the playing field to halt evictions
When 93 percent of tenants go into court without lawyers, a broken system demands a fix.