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Vocal complaints played a role in Northampton's eviction of Moose Camp earlier this month. The campers now hope their new spots will draw less...
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Members of the West Street Tenants Association are organizing to pressure their wealthy landlord: Smith College.
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New efforts have taken aim at specific local landlords, like Smith College, and at state law itself.
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After several tense meetings, the commission named financiers of racist local real estate deeds, including Smith College and numerous local banks, with little fanfare.
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Some Northampton deeds still contain language forbidding sales to people of color. But will the city's reparations commission name the organizations that were complicit...
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Police cleared out the campers in an early-morning sweep on Friday. City officials say it was a last resort, but campers say it leaves...
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About 60 people refused to leave Moose Camp on Monday morning when Northampton police and city officials arrived to clear the camp.
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A band of people living outdoors in Northampton say they found a safe place to hunker down for winter. Now, the city says they...
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Mobile home parks are among the only kinds of residences in Massachusetts where towns can regulate rent prices. But across western Mass, their affordability...
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A much needed broker fee ban in Northampton has been stalled at the state level for years. Now, it could become law statewide.
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The town's rent control board will continue to take public comment on the proposed 43% rent increase later this month.
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On the podcast, we discuss how tenants and homeowners can fight back amid the state's worsening housing crisis.