tenant rights

A multi-billion-dollar bond bill aiming to tackle the state’s housing crisis was passed by the state legislature last week. Barely.

Activists for tenant protections, including rent control, rallied outside a gated community across from Jamaica Pond Saturday, calling on the owners of a Boston-based private real estate company — apparently who reside within the gates — to negotiate with the last remaining tenants of a Medford property the company recently purchased.