Word: tenants
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...most controversial order of the batch is the proposal paying the way for a so-called "tenant tax," which the council passed 8 to 1 last week after hours of impassioned discussion...
Sparking vigorous opposition from owners and tenants alike, the City Council agreed Monday night to work towards the establishment of a so-called "tenant...
Michael H. Turk, co-chair of the Cambridge Tenants' Union (CTU), said that the main problem with the tenant surcharge is that it will be a move in the direction of government subsidies for owners. Currently, owners of rent-controlled properties charge rent based on upkeep costs...
...tenant tax goes through, it represents a serious weakening to rent control, and it hurts tenants," Turk said at the meeting. Members of the tenants' union, which supports rent control, lined the council chamber with signs stating "No Tenant Tax" and "Stop Unjustified Rent Hikes...
...speed resolution of owner-tenant disputes involving owner-occupied, four- to six-unit buildings...