If you’re a resident of Massachusetts, you’re certainly no stranger to rent prices that are, well,wicked high. You also aren’t going to be too surprised to hear that rent is continuing to rise . . . and rise, and rise some more. As of early 2016, the average per-person rent i...
Mayor Wu in her letter transmitting her Rent Control Proposal states, “The maximum allowable rent increase would be set at the Boston Metro Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 6 percent, but in no event could rent for a unit exceed 10% in a year.” This is false. Hidden in the proposal (S...
Mayor Wu in her letter transmitting her Rent Control Proposal states, “The maximum allowable rent increase would be set at the Boston Metro Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 6 percent, but in no event could rent for a unit exceed 10% in a year.” This is false. Hidden in the proposal (S...
The Return of Local Rent Control Boards Which Can Override and Lower Rent Caps Mayor Wu in her letter transmitting her Rent Control Proposal states, “The maximum allowable rent increase would be set at the Boston Metro Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 6 percent, but in no event could rent for...
However, since month-to-month contracts don’t have an end date, the rent can be increased at any time. The only requirement is that the landlord gives the tenant 30 days’ notice before putting the increase in effect. Security Deposit ...
Strategies to increase vaccination rates; Strategies to maintain school operations; Strategies to implement additional safety regulations; and Strategies to implement additional economic stimulus programs. The widely reported-on, cornerstone of the Plan is a mandate that, when implemented, will require larg...
In the 1969 bookThe Eye of Eisenstaedt, the photographer recalled, "I was walking through the crowds on V-J Day, looking for pictures. I noticed a sailor coming my way. He was grabbing every female he could find and kissing them all – young girls and old ladies alike." ...
A“no-fault eviction”, on the other hand, occurs due to a reason other than a tenant’s nonpayment of rent or other violation of the terms of the tenancy, such as when a landlord decides to remove the unit from rental housing use or demolish the rental property. ...
In fact, state law only provides that ESAs must be allowed in housing rentals only because they fall under the category of “assistance animals” as defined by the Federal Housing Authority. However, they only have to be allowed “if having the animal is necessary for a person with a ...
As an observation, there are places that rent kayaks and canoes, including one in (or next to) Christian Herter park. If you would like, you could easily combine biking with kayaking or canoeing (or possibly taking a sailing class or renting a sailboat) or a visit to the Museum of ...