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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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City of Boston creates $4 million fund to help Allston-Brighton renters buy homes

Rin Velasco September 24, 2021
City councilors discussed a $4 million grant for renters to obtain homeownership Tuesday.
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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.
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.
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Andrea Campbell hosts climate justice town hall

Isabella Abraham February 24, 2021
“We know that the climate crisis of course is a public health crisis, and that the investments we need to make in resiliency and sustainability are opportunities to improve health and the economic well-being of our residents," Campbell said.
Apartment List found in a national survey that 30 percent of renters were unable to make their January rent payments on time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect housing affordability. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

National rent debt highlights racial inequities, Boston no exception

Ashley Soebroto January 28, 2021
The pandemic has destabilized the social and economic foundations of the world, and housing is no exception. Thirty percent of renters in the United States were unable to pay their January rent on time, according to a national survey done by the Apartment List.
A condominium complex in Kenmore Square. A group of Boston tenants has formed the Fineberg Tenants Organization to protect tenants from evictions and to advocate for better living conditions. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tenants organize for better living conditions, eviction protections

Allison Pirog October 13, 2020
The organization has mostly recruited new members through flyering campaigns because it’s easier to practice social distancing when flyering than canvassing. It now has nearly 200 members.
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