The need for affordable housing
Mark S. Coven, first justice of the Quincy, MA District Court, writes about the need for affordable housing in a Boston Globe op-ed piece ...AMERICANS' outpouring of support for those who have suffered from natural disasters, either from the tsunami, the earthquake in Pakistan and India, or Hurricane Katrina, shows true generosity of spirit. Americans offered millions of dollars to clothe, feed, and shelter those who have lost everything.Federal and state governments housed victims in stadiums and military barracks and spent millions of dollars to maintain in motels people who have nowhere else to live. But what about those with no homes who weren't victims of a natural disaster? Are they any less worthy of our concern, generosity, or of a governmental response to address their needs?
Each Thursday I and judges throughout the state hear cases involving the eviction of tenants who can no longer afford to live in their apartment or house. Who are these people? ...
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 11:49 AM
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