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Eviction Scare Sparking Talks Across State Government

Matt Murphy9/30/20 4:09 PM

Tenants and community groups focused on preventing evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic rallied outside the State House Wednesday for a bill that would halt evictions and rent increases for a year after the end of the public health emergency. [Matt Murphy/SHNS]

With Gov. Charlie Baker appearing poised to allow the state's eviction moratorium to expire in two weeks, activists are ramping up pressure on the Legislature to pass a bill that would not only ban evictions, but freeze rents for a year past the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

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