Word: landlordism
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Sweat trickled down 175 disappointed faces of Allston residents on Wednesday night, but their ire with Harvard was the true cause of the red in their faces, as the University pleaded that its newly-revealed holdings in the community made it a "neighbor," not a "landlord...
Sources involved in Harvard Square commerce and at the commission said pressure from the University, which is the restaurant's landlord, persuaded cafe management to withdraw the appeal and serve the suspension...
David O. Mendelsohn, 21, a Harvard extension student who attended the Summer School, was not allowed to register, despite having presented canceled rent checks and a signed letter from his landlord. Mendelsohn twice attempted to register, and was refused both times. He then requested a public hearing with the commission...
...moment China resumes sovereignty. Enter C.H. Tung. The territory's first homegrown leader was chosen by a 400-member selection committee that was itself picked by Beijing. The quietly effective power broker seemed uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between Hong Kong's promised autonomy and the new landlord's demand for control. For a time, Tung seemed to manage the delicate balancing act. He paid fealty to the "Chinese values" revered by his patrons even as he voiced confidence he could maintain Hong Kong's Western-style ways...
Authored by a Cambridge landlord, Question 9--the statewide referendum that ended rent control--squeaked by with a 51-percent majority. But voters in the three affected communities overwhelmingly opposed the initiative...