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Resident urges city to create loan fund for seniors who hold homes in trust

3091428 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

A longtime Boston resident asked the council to create a loan program for seniors who have placed homes in trusts and therefore are ineligible for some existing assistance, proposing a large dedicated fund and offering to host councilors to view needed home repairs.

Lisa Spagnolo, a lifelong Boston resident who said she represents her mother, asked the council on April 22 to consider creating a loan or fund for seniors who hold homes in trust and are therefore ineligible for some existing programs.

Spagnolo described a house owned by her family since 1976 that needs exterior…

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