Word: turk
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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...
...Turk and Persian and Arab...
...Turk also disagrees with the proposal's survey method, in which the city would examine the condition of all Cambridge's units within two years--without first evaluating the number of units under the system...
...weighting of priorities needs to be reversed, for the first and foremost task is to find out how many units are under rent control," Turk said. "There has been a dramatic loss of rent control housing by illegal removal of units that has not been accounted for by the city...
...Turk's third complaint centers on the "loose, weak" rent increase cap of 30 percent over two years, which he said would allow for a 120 point increase within six years due to compounding rates...