Word: turk
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...Basically, there's been relatively little content in the orders," says Michael H. Turk, chair of the Cambridge Tenants' Union (CTU). "It isn't that there aren't some positive elements, but those need a lot of work...
According to Turk, 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...
...affordable housing surcharge will only harm tenants, Turk says. He adds, it is the only significant order in the package. "What major piece of action there is, namely the tenant tax, is negative," he says...
...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...
...meeting, Turk questioned whether the proposals had done anything "other than open up a storm around rent control...