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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Jasmin Belanger believed the deal was simple: pay off what she owed, and her landlord would let her keep her housing.

It wasn’t until months later that she learned it had left her with a permanent record of an eviction — despite there never being one.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-public-housing-eviction-repayment-agreements?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Maine#Housing#Poverty#PublicHousing#Eviction

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@tdelmas@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
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> “If the obligations are met,” he said, “the eviction should be lifted.”

So, if the tenant doesn't respect the agreement, its punition is eviction. But if the landlord doesn't respect it, by not lifting the eviction order, for example, with lifelong negative consequences for the temant, nothing happens to the landlord?

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@captainrob@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ProPublica#MaoWasRight
#EatTheRich
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