Word: tenants
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...though, tenants are beginning to talk in broader terms: Within the last few weeks, the tenants from one building--22.24 Prescott St.--have contacted other residents and begun the task of forming a Harvard tenant's union. Meanwhile, a major internal review of HRE is reportedly underway...
...Allegations that Harvard officials have manipulated the Cambridge Ren: Control Board in an effort to gain rent increases, and not passed on property tax abatements to tenants. Some cases are well-documented--in September of 1979, for instance, the University tried to collect rent increases without proper notification. Other instances include charges of perjury levelled at HRE officials two weeks ago by a tenant at 64 Oxford St. *Charges that maintenance has been inadequate...
...denial came in response to Harvard Tenant Union claims this week that although the Cambridge Assessor's Office granted Harvard Real Estate lower assessments, the company increased rent on the grounds that property taxes had increased...
Zeckhauser denied the tenant unions charges, adding "We answer specific problems. General feelings don't help us to repair specific problems...
Cambridge city councilors adopted the ordinance in August of 1979 after tenant groups charged that hundreds of city apartments were being converted to condominiums...