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<b>Tenants Rights Teach-In Thursday, July 14, 2011, 6-8pm</b><br>
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City Life/Vida Urbana Office, 284 Amory St. First Floor, Jamaica
Plain<br>
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<b>How do I deal with problems with my landlord?</b><br>
-Getting bad conditions fixed<br>
-Rent Increases<br>
-Eviction<br>
-Plus: Special concerns of Section 8 &Public Housing tenants<br>
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<b>Who can help me advocate for myself?</b><br>
-Free/low-cost legal services<br>
-Forming or joining a tenant association<br>
-Community organizations and resources <br>
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<b>Why is it so hard to find decent housing I can afford?</b><br>
-How much public affordable housing have we lost over the past 30
years?<br>
-Who benefits more from government subsidies in housing:
low-income families or the wealthy?<br>
-What is the gap between the lowest and highest income earners in
our country today vs. 30 years ago?<br>
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<b>What is happening to change this and where do I sign up???</b><br>
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<p><span style="color: windowtext;">Refreshments served, kids
welcome. Traducción a español disponible. For info or to
register:
call 617-524-3541 x313 or email </span><a
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also welcome - hope to see you there!<br>
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