Looking back, expansion of RAFT and creation of the Eviction Diversion Initiative demonstrated incredible foresight, leaving Massachusetts well-positioned to continue protecting housing stability for the foreseeable future.
With the expiration of Massachusetts’ eviction ban on Saturday, Oct. 17, the state’s court system is now available to landlords seeking to file eviction claims.
Out of time and without enough money, Massachusetts’ political leaders are gambling with the lives of hundreds of thousands of apartment tenants across the commonwealth.
House and Senate leaders on Beacon Hill chose not to intervene at the last minute to block the expiration this weekend of the state’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures.
