Bergland has completed numerous trainings sponsored by the CHA on topics such as reasonable accommodations, hearing panels, and the low income housing tax credit program. She is a 40-year resident of Cambridge. Gerard J. Clark (Chair, expires Jan 27, 2025) A professor of law at Suffolk Law...
When he failed to move out, we filed the eviction in Eastern (Boston) Housing Court in March 2021. The tenant was savvy and knew how to work the system. He took advantage of free legal services attorneys at every juncture in the case. We had two mediation sessions, where initially he ...
Housing providers counter that eviction records are a crucial screening tool for landlords, and without it they may ask prospective renters to show a higher credit score or income in order to qualify. The key with this new measure is that in the vast majority of cases, the burden is on the...
But even with housing costs 22% lower than the national average, the ratio between income and housing costs is the worst in the Midwest for low-income residents, according to a 2022 Prosperity Indiana report. The state's reliance on coal rather than clean energy put its average utility costs...
s policymakers and housing agencies and providers can more efficiently use limited resources to address the affordable housing needs of extremely low-income households. The first is to prioritize rental assistance in areas of the state where rents are low and the inventory of market-supplied housing...
In Swarthmore, crime rates are low, and schools are highly ranked. Its cost of living, driven by high housing prices, is 33% higher than the national average. The city is home to the prestigious Swarthmore College, founded in 1864 by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers...
West Virginia has the lowest housing costs of any U.S. state besides Mississippi—less than 30%of the national average, according to the 2022 Council for Community and Economic Research report. However, that's in part due to the fact that West Virginia's average income is low, and16.8% ...
The deadline to apply for the tax credit for the fall semester is July 15, and December 15 for the spring semester. The site can also help with housing needs. Plympton First Period Home For Sale May Be America's Oldest House on the Market ...
The deadline to apply for the tax credit for the fall semester is July 15, and December 15 for the spring semester. The site can also help with housing needs. Plympton First Period Home For Sale May Be America's Oldest House on the Market ...
West Virginia has the lowest housing costs of any U.S. state besides Mississippi—less than 30% of the national average, according to the 2022 Council for Community and Economic Research report. However, that's in part due to the fact that West Virginia's average income is low, and 16.8...