Rally to call for no-cost legislation to save peoples homes in Boston, MA

Title: Rally to call for no-cost legislation to save peoples homes in Boston, MA

Published: Sat, 31 Oct 2009

Description: (NECN: John Moroney - Boston, MA) - There is a move underway in Boston to help save residents from losing their homes. Tenants with government subsidized apartments say they are being threatened with forced market rent. They're r...

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" Dealt to Boston now where there's a move under way to help save residents from losing their homes tenants with government subsidized apartments say they're being threatened with forced. Market rent they're rallying for new legislation to protect them from this risky housing market and ECN's John Maroney joins us from Boston Hyde Park neighborhood. Hi John."

" Good afternoon LaToya affordable housing always a big issue in the city of Boston as you know and that is especially true this year given the race for mayor. The mass alliance of head off attendance is rallying here in the Hyde Park section of Boston this afternoon. They are worried about the loss of federally subsidized apartments. As owners convert them to a market rate when their contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development expire. The alliance -- as many as 1000 low income units could be lost. In the next year assault and they want the candidates for mayor to make this a much bigger priority."

" And now Michael Flaherty has been very supportive of the massive lines of attendance and then number plus from Mayor -- I'm feeling is that he has filed legislation but I personally think that you know he could do more. The -- judge town -- united met with the Mayor Menino. Two weeks ago. And he's going to fight -- legislation to keep that. I'm compact affordable hoping that they had it Mayor Menino blog clarity will really double the F it's whoever ends up in the whenever India. They may your old. Campaign."

" Now they election of course all the -- is on Tuesday both the mayor and his challenger Michael clarity. Have supported legislation over the years that would help. Protect these federally subsidized apartments the legislation has been sent to Beacon Hill and for the past six years or so it has been killed every time. All right John morality in Boston thanks for the story."

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