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diciembre 1, 2021

Finding an apartment in Great Barrington always has been a challenge. The pandemic made it worse

A surge in the Great Barrington housing market, driven by the coronavirus pandemic, has pushed up purchase and rental costs further, squeezing out renters.

agosto 12, 2021

Advocates, lawmakers urge action on housing equity bill

A large number of western Massachusetts elected officials and institutions are backing a bill in the State House that would shore up some of the gaps in the federal eviction moratorium — a move they say is critical to protect thousands of area residents and homeowners from the threat of eviction and foreclosure.

Junio 7, 2021

Extension of eviction protections necessary before deadline, housing advocates say

While Massachusetts took some steps to prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, many of those remaining protections had been set to expire June 15 — unless lawmakers extend them.

Septiembre 22, 2020

Court rules Northampton social worker can continue to work remotely

A Northampton social worker mandated to return to in-person work by their employer won a preliminary injunction allowing that employee to continue to work remotely because of their increased risk for severe COVID-19 infection.

Septiembre 17, 2020

Asthmatic Worker Gets Covid-related Telework Order, For Now

An asthmatic employee may work from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and their Massachusetts employer can’t force them to return to the office, a federal judge ruled, barring the worker’s termination for at least 60 days.

FEBRERO 20, 2020

New western Mass. network seeks to boost representation in eviction cases

In Massachusetts eviction cases, only 7 percent of tenants are represented by lawyers, while the landlord across the aisle is 10 times as likely to have counsel.

FebrERO 5, 2020

Cheshire mobile home tenants win $590K in restitution for unlawful rent hikes

After four years of litigation, residents at the Pine Valley Mobile Home Park have reached a $590,000 settlement with their landlord.

JulIO 15, 2015

Lawsuit settlement reached by Springfield mobile home park owner, residents

While denying any wrongdoing, the owner of the Bircham Bend Mobilehome Park in Indian Orchard has reached a settlement with residents who filed a lawsuit claiming improper conditions and management practices at the park.

DICIEMBRE 15, 2014

Tenants group in Cheshire sues landlord over septic problems

A group of tenants has filed a lawsuit against Morgan Management, claiming the landlord waited years to fix septic troubles at the mobile home park it owns off Wells Road and charged residents to pay for overdue repairs.

SeptIEMBRE 06, 2011

High court in Massachusetts upholds law aimed at blocking certain evictions from foreclosed homes

The state's highest court, ruling in a Springfield housing dispute, said Tuesday that a 13-month-old state law prohibits mortgage companies from evicting tenants from foreclosed residential homes without just cause.