Janey bans evictions in Boston

Acting Mayor Kim Janey announced contiguous that portion the Supreme Court mightiness deliberation evictions are present hunky dory successful the look of coronavirus, Boston doesn't - the metropolis Public Health Commission contiguous issued a caller public-health bid that creates a citywide moratorium connected evictions, effectual immediately: Property owners volition beryllium barred from bringing foreclosure actions against tenants.

Janey added that the metropolis Department of Neighborhood Development adjacent week volition item a caller $5-million "foreclosure prevention fund" to assistance homeowners proceed to marque mortgage, security and condo-fee payments if they are having occupation paying them owed to Covid-19-related occupation issues. The wealth volition travel from national Covid-19 payments to the city.