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...They didn't present any defenses that were cognizable," Penn Moulton, the hearing examiner that turned down the tenants request that the eviction certificates not be granted, said yesterday...
...Moulton explained that the board's December decision to grant the removal permits--a decision that drew the wrath of Cambridge tenant activists--had basically tied her hands...
Once the board approves the eviction certificates, court approval is likely to be "pretty much a pro forma matter," Moulton said, though she added that "occasionally" the court does not rubber-stamp rent board decisions...
Cooper and Nelson were unavailable for comment yesterday, but Moulton said they made two basic arguments at yesterday morning's hearing: that there were violations of health and safety codes in the apartments, and that Harvard had failed to relocate them to new housing...
...Moulton, who refused to comment on what her recommendation would be, called the code violation charge "not a relevant response," and added that Harvard's failure to find new housing for the displaced tenants was "not a regularly cognizable defense...