Boston, Advocates Sue Over Supportive Housing Dollars
State and local officials say Trump administration changes threaten housing provided for almost 4,000 people trying to get out of homelessness in Massachusetts.
Apartment Landlord Faces Ban from Massachusetts
A New Jersey landlord agreed to a $10 million penalty for a history of unsafe living conditions at a Springfield property that generated more than 26,000 complaints this decade.
Mass. AG Reaches $2M Settlement With Mortgage Servicer
Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced her office reached a $2 million settlement with Texas-based residential mortgage loan servicer Cypress Loan Servicing
Mass. AG Gives Towns Six Months’ Reprieve on MBTA Zoning
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says she’s giving the 16 towns still bucking the MBTA Communities law until Jan. 1. to get their acts together. to get their acts together.
AG Says Marblehead Should ‘Think About’ Voters’ Overturning of MBTA Zoning
The attorney general said she will “push the town to continue to think about what happened yesterday” after Marblehead voters rejected new multifamily zoning required by the MBTA Communities Act in a special election Tuesday.
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.
