New Article: Sarah Rosenkrantz, Harvard and the Housing Crisis: The Non-Profit Corporate Landlord Behind Boston’s Housing Crisis, the [f]law, (Nov. 2022). Excerpt below:
In the twelve days between March 10th and March 22nd, 2020, thousands of students across Greater Boston were forced out of their residences, left scrambling to find alternative housing. A month later, Governor Baker would sign into law an eviction moratorium, halting eviction proceedings during the course of the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency and ensuring tenants could stay in their homes. This served to temporarily halt the eviction mill, which for so long had been powered by the large corporate landlords of Greater Boston. Over generations, these landlords had amassed immense amounts of property and wealth, often while driving systemic displacement, evictions, and gentrification. But finally, thanks to the moratorium and efforts of legal aid organizations, the momentum of these landlords was stalled, as they began to face resistance in court.
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