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Boston rent price increase

Boston rent returns to pre-pandemic rates after record low year

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2022
Rental prices in Boston have returned to pre-pandemic rates after an influx of people returned to the city following a year of remote work and learning.
apartment building in Brookline

BU Public Health officials advocate for student tenant rights

Daily Free Press Staff September 10, 2021
Housing activists inform student tenants of their rights in hybrid meeting Thursday.
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.
cars on harvard avenue in allston

Master Plan hatched for Allston-Brighton

Greye Dunn April 12, 2021
Activists said the City Council failed to protect residents against rent hikes and gentrification.
Cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse

Recreational dispensary proposed for Newbury Street

Sam Trottenberg February 25, 2021
The proposal comes from Rooted in Roxbury, a local minority-owned cannabis company. Although Newbury Street hosts tobacco and pipe retailers, there are currently no dispensaries on the strip.
A student working at Field Production Services, located in the basement of Boston University’s College of Communication. FPS imposed stricter rules for equipment reservations over the Fall semester to meet COVID-19 guidelines. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

COM equipment rental restrictions limit staff, students

Shannon Damiano December 9, 2020
COM students have had fewer opportunities and less time to use rental equipment — such as cameras and microphones — from FPS this Fall.

My deep dive into renter-friendly apartment makeovers

Emma Sánchez November 12, 2020
I’m a sucker for DIYs. There’s something so satisfying about transforming an item into something beautiful yourself. Rental-friendly makeover channels on YouTube suggest temporary decorative changes for any apartment.
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