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Michael H. Turk, co-chair of the Cambridge Tenants Union (CTU), labelled Ford's proposal "a mixed bag for tenants and for Cambridge," arguing that certain aspects of the report, such as the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund fee, are unfair, and that the proposal fails to give other issues the necessary emphasis...
...somewhat disappointed," Turk said. "Our strongest opposition is against the tenant tax because it is regressive, unworkable and illegal--you can't just tax tenants because they are tenants. Also, the tax would eventually find its way down to the low-income tenants...
...Turk said that yet another source of improvement funding should be the "slum lords," who divert much of their funds away from maintaining their buildings, allowing them to deteriorate. "It's all a matter of enforcement," Turk said...
...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...