Word: landlordism
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...Pennsylvania farmhouse, and last week beat competitors to the Harrises' Mission District rooming house. But some of the younger Examiner newsmen still have problems. Reporter Larry Kramer, 25, was out on an undercover assignment at a local high school when he was told to interview the Harrises' landlord. Still dressed like a high school student, Kramer located Landlord David Mele and told him he was from the Examiner. "Oh, yes," said Subscriber Mele. "How much...
Mike Lerner is a man in a difficult position--he's working for the tenants, as a full-time staff member of RTH, but he's being paid by the landlord--Harvard, at least until money comes from the state for the housing project. It's Lerner's job to promote the housing, and, necessarily, the power plant. Lerner's not thrilled about the position he's in, and he'd like his project to be more selfsupporting. But to him Harvard is giving the residents about as good a deal as they can expect...
...people even know any more where the homes are, or that Harvard is a landlord who can dish our eviction notices to families as easily as it can issue room assignment to freshmen. And the protest is little more than an aging cover of life Magazine. But in no context does all this activity and publicity over a few homes near the Medical School teem more of a relic of the 60s then when contrasted with what is happening there...
...alignments have changed drastically since 1969, No longer is it black and white worker-hero tenants of Harvard Vs. evil landlord with expansionist, tendencies. In fact, the situation is so confused that publicity for the massive project has been stymied. Things have gotten so cloudy that a local politician, State Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald, came right out and admitted that he was "confused" about his position on the issue...
...CTOC spokesmen say if it appears that the City Council is going to be voting to repeal rent control, the group will mobilize all contacts in protest. The CTOC's aim is to defeat the increase city-wide, and, failing that, landlord-by-landlord...