Massachusetts Attorney General Sues Hometap
Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court against Hometap, a Boston-based fintech offering home equity loans.
Campbell Joins Lawsuit Against RealPage, Greystar, Five Other Landlords
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and nine other state AGs joined the U.S. Justice Department in suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high.
Mortgage Law Raises ‘Floodgate’ Concerns for Campbell
A new state law effectively protects BlueHub Capital, a Roxbury nonprofit that was sued in 2020 over predatory lending allegations, from lawsuits over its “shared appreciation mortgage” products.
Healey Defends St. Elizabeth’s Eminent Domain Taking
The Massachusetts attorney general’s office defended Gov. Maura Healey’s decision to seize St. Elizabeth Medical Center through eminent domain during the Steward Health Care bankruptcy.
Campbell Crafting Rules for Assisted Living Evictions, Consumer Protections
More than 17,000 Bay Staters residing in assisted living facilities could benefit from stronger consumer protections that Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is starting to pursue.
State Leaders Celebrate Without a Victory
If political happy talk could be converted into housing units, the cost of a home wouldn’t be nearing $1 million in Greater Boston. But it’s a reality our state and local pols seem incapable of grasping.
AG Sees $10M Relief in ‘Zombie Mortgage’ Settlement
Mortgage servicer Franklin Credit Management Corporation will cease collecting more than $10 million in mortgage debt in Massachusetts as part of a settlement agreement with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, officials announced Thursday.
75 Towns, Cities Now on Board with MBTA Communities Law
Days before attorneys representing Massachusetts state government and the town of Milton face off in a dispute over the MBTA Communities law, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell sought to spotlight the cities and towns that are taking the opposite tack.
20 Groups Weigh in on Milton MBTA Communities Suit
Three former attorneys general, two towns, one state rep and a number of advocates and industry groups have all filed briefs with the the Supreme Judicial Court on whether Attorney General Andrea Campbell has the legal authority to compel Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
In Court Brief, Milton Argues Lawmakers Didn’t Give AG Power to Sue Towns
Milton is not putting all of its eggs in one basket as it tries to convince the Supreme Judicial Court that the town doesn’t have to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, but it’s coming pretty close.
AG Issues ‘Friendly’ Warning on MBTA Rezoning
Winthrop isn’t alone in edging towards joining Milton and Holdon. Medway recently sent a letter to several state government officials opposing the content of the law itself.
Cleanup Deal Unlocks Everett Tank Farm Redevelopment
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Thursday her office has entered into an agreement with The Davis Cos. that will enable the company’s planned redevelopment of the 100-acre former Exxon Mobile tank farm in Everett.
AG’s Office Adds Top Housing Cop
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Tuesday that she’s hiring the former faculty director of a prominent legal aid clinic to tackle housing discrimination and make sure Boston suburbs are complying with new transit-oriented zoning requirements.
AG Campbell Forces ‘Usurious’ Non-Bank Lender Out of Mass. Market
Saying it charged illegally high interest rates to customers, Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced her office was forcing EasyPay out of the Massachusetts market.
AG: Marshfield Has Time to Rethink MBTA Zoning Rejection
Marshfield appears unlikely to draw a state lawsuit right away after its Town Meeting on Monday reportedly rejected a plan that would have complied with new zoning requirements for communities near MBTA service.
In Milton Dispute, Campbell Will Work with the Town, but ‘the State Trumps’
Even as she takes Milton to court for flouting the MBTA Communities zoning law, Attorney General Andrea Campbell would like to tamp down murmurings that a rebellion is on its way.
AG’s Milton Zoning Lawsuit Won’t Be Heard ‘Till October
A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court recommended that the full court hear Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s case against the town of Milton for failing to comply with a state rezoning law, but the justice did not go along with the accelerated timetable she sought.
To Get Real Housing Production, Let’s Break Out the Carrots
It’s become increasingly clear that the MBTA Communities housing law is no silver bullet. So why not make new housing a profit center for towns and suburbs, rather than a perceived drag?
Milton Planning Board Eyes Two Zoning Solutions
The Milton Planning Board signaled Thursday night that it intends to develop two zoning plans to comply with the MBTA Communities law, one if it is deemed a rapid transit community, as the state contends, and another if it succeeds in being reclassified as an adjacent community subject to a much lower zoning requirement.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Milton, Check Your Mailbox
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is paying a visit to Boston’s southern neighbor with a special delivery.
