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Board leaves three Douglas Street permits in place after contested appeals over tenant risk and CFC history
Summary
After heated testimony about a tenant’s health and claims that the owner seeks to remove rent‑protected units, the Board ended in a deadlock and the three permits for 227 Douglas Street remain upheld by operation of law; parties debated a 1949 certificate of final completion and whether it governs the legal use.
The Board of Appeals closed a lengthy and emotional hearing on three appeals involving 227 Douglas Street without overturning permits that authorize removal of unapproved kitchens and related work.
Appellants argued the permits are a de facto attempt to merge units and circumvent rent‑control and eviction protections for a long‑term tenant, Ralph Hyman, who testified he has lived at the address since 2007, works from home because of health conditions and is HIV‑positive. Appellants asked the Board to deny the permits or require an independent DBI review to verify whether…
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