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Tenants and advocates press for tenant-advocate office in attorney general’s office, cite bullying and management retaliation
Summary
Tenants, tenant-association leaders and the Stop Bullying Coalition told the Judiciary Committee that H.1814, which would create an Office of the Tenant Advocate in the Attorney General’s office, is needed to address persistent bullying, retaliation, security deficits and lack of effective oversight in subsidized housing.
Tenants, housing advocates and coalition leaders urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to report H.1814 favorably and create a statutory Office of the Tenant Advocate in the Attorney General’s office to provide oversight, investigation and remedies for tenants in subsidized and public housing.
"These covenants may no longer be enforceable, but they remain visible reminders," said Nancy Sanchez of Harbor Light Homes in earlier testimony about racist covenants. In the tenant-advocate panel, Kolia Lynn Smith, who lives in subsidized housing in Kenmore Square, described persistent security…
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