Affordable Housing Organizing Committee - AHOC

11/16/2020

Register here for the Know Your Rights Webinar.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16Msz7BMJUiiCJqvzGKpsDpWUPGfPcMRrSL3rHLq7TpY/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbclid=IwAR1CcFxrOR8nKfsN_8RWFHQz8MSAROhcDnTTjeSqxBmTSP9a4Fyhgi42GyE

11/13/2020

Spread the word! Next Wednesday 🙌

Happy to end this Know Your Rights week with this announcement: join us next Wednesday for a webinar on Tenants rights! We'll be talking about:
- Eviction process and how has it changed during the pandemic (Courtney Libon - Housing and disability attorney, De Novo)
- CDC Moratorium and how it can prevent displacement (Ellen Shachter - Office of Housing Stability, City of Somerville)
- Rent assistance as a way to remain housed (Ellen).

By scanning the QR code you will be directed to the registration link, and after filling that out you should be getting an email with the zoom link.

We are really looking forward to see you there!

Spread the word between the people you think might need to hear about this.

10/11/2020

Thank you Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen for joining us today and supporting tenants!

09/28/2020

Right to counsel now!

Somerville leaders are deeply concerned about the end of the eviction moratorium, and argue that ensuring equitable right to legal counsel is the least

07/23/2020

Hi everyone! Today at 12:00 and 6:30 we are hosting a phone banking event to rally support for HD5166 "The Guaranteed Housing Stability Act,"
We will be calling legislators to demand support of this bill, stressing that even though the eviction moratorium has been extended until October 17th, that is not enough to protect the housing of our most vulnerable community members.

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07/21/2020

Tenants right to purchase is another way to prevent displacement. Please call your legislator and ask them to support T**A, there are two week left before this legislative session ends.

FOR THE TIME BEING, the COVID-19 epidemic in Massachusetts has begun to wind down. However, even if we keep the virus under control, it has already has set in motion many drastic and longer lasting changes in our housing markets. One of the outcomes could well be a significant decline in real estate...

07/15/2020

Another Happy Wednesday AHOC folks!

Join us today, July 15th at 6pm EST, as the City of Somerville Zoning Board of Appeals hosts another virtual public hearing regarding the re-development of the Clarendon Hill Public Housing.

We know many of you came to last month's meeting and we would love to see you again!

To register, click this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/158902927944733198

Then, input this meeting ID to join: 655-283-707
To call in via phone, call:
+1(914) 614-3221
Then, input this access code:
970-050-409

***Should you need help accessing the webinar or connecting to the meeting, feel free to message this group! Someone will get back to you with help and/or further instructions!***

For more information on the topics being discussed, refer to the official flyer here:

https://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07-15-zba-agenda.pdf