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The Daily Free Press

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Michelle Wu smiling to supporters Nov. 2 following her mayoral victory. Since the mayoral election, Boston University students have expressed high expectations of Wu, who will officially take office Tuesday. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DFP FILE

BU students share strong expectations for Michelle Wu, celebrate win for minority representation in Boston

Talia Lissauer November 15, 2021

Boston’s mayor-elect Michelle Wu, who made history as the first woman and person of color to be elected to the position, will officially take office Tuesday, and students at Boston University expressed...

Community fridge at Oliveira's Deli Market

Allston community fridge looking for new home after power shut off

Isabella Abraham May 27, 2021
The Allston community fridge is moving after a power cut expelled them from their location.
apartment building at 1110 commonwealth avenue

Student renters charged illegal fees, face tenancy violations

Daily Free Press Staff April 29, 2021
Tenant inexperience and predatory behavior have contributed to a persistent illegal practices.
greater boston tenants union protestors outside the institute of contemporary art

Tenants of Fineberg Companies protest outside the Institute of Contemporary Art

Rin Velasco March 22, 2021
The owner of Fineberg Companies is a member of the ICA’s Board of Trustees and a major donor.
GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

Conor Kelley January 31, 2021

Demonstrators from Cancel the Rents Boston gathered in Nubian Square Saturday to call for the cancelation of rents and mortgage payments while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten housing affordability.

Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself,” which debuted Jan. 8 on Amazon. The film depicts a single mother who, after experiencing domestic abuse and homelessness, works to build a home for her family. COURTESY OF PAT REDMOND VIA AMAZON STUDIOS

Irish drama ‘Herself’ shines as feel-good film with social justice message

Emma Vacirca January 13, 2021
The heart-wrenching Irish film "Herself" follows a single mother as she escapes her abusive husband, only for her to find that the Dublin housing crisis leaves her and her two daughters without a permanent home.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Mass. eviction moratorium cannot lift without focus on more housing aid

Editors October 15, 2020
The moratorium must end, but with our current lack of federal aid, state and local governments are now forced to handle the brunt of financial assistance for their constituents.
As the Oct. 17 expiration date for the statewide moratorium on evictions grows closer, city leaders take measures to protect Boston’s tenants. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

With state eviction moratorium set to expire, City leadership addresses impact

James Paleologopoulos October 9, 2020
To address the potential impact of the moratorium ending Oct. 17, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the City will take action to curtail evictions while connecting those who are evicted with the resources available to them.
Last week, the City of Boston announced it will distribute $30 million to projects proposed for affordable housing developments. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE

City requests affordable housing project proposals

Isabel Contreras August 19, 2020
The City of Boston is offering about $30 million in funding to build or preserve affordable housing developments.
On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures from Aug. 18 to Oct. 17 in an effort to help ease the burden of COVID-19 on vulnerable families. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suspension of evictions and foreclosures extended

Katarzyna Jezak July 25, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker extended Tuesday the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until Oct. 17.
Many Boston residents are struggling to cope with the rising prices of homes and 
frequent evictions. Local organizations like City Life/Vida Urbana are focused on increasing the availability of affordable housing. KATIE GODERE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bostonians continue fight to keep their homes amid housing crisis

Daily Free Press Staff October 10, 2018
Frezzia Herrera and her husband were given a 14-day eviction notice to leave their Roxbury apartment in 2013. Instead of leaving, the couple said they chose to fight the notice, and since then, they have spent the past five years pushing back against the eviction and annual rent increases with lawyers.
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