Signed into Silence

You may see it; you may experience it; but you are forbidden to publicly speak of the inefficiencies, crime, waste, mismanagement, fraud, and abuse.  Though no such speech restriction is printed in the signed lease agreements at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments., its not long before some residents realize their reality.  Spring Gate is a corporate-owned, HUD subsidized housing complex in Rockland, Mass. involving numerous investors affiliated with several partnerships, corporations, organizations, and politicians.
http://oversightwatchmassachusetts.blogspot.com/

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DiMasi says kin could be homeless - The Boston Globe

DiMasi says kin could be homeless - The Boston Globe
    If Salvatore DiMasi, former speaker of the Massachusetts House, is found guilty of corruption charges, he may have to forfeit his condo at 220 Commercial Street, North End of Boston, to the federal government. If he and his family do happen to become homeless, they could probably apply for housing at one of the HUD subsidized housing complexes. I see Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments in Rockland, Mass. is advertising their MassHousing / HUD-financed apartments as 'luxurious living'. Perhaps Mr. DiMasi and his family could enjoy living near the invisible 'university' at Spring Gate Apts.

The Financing of Crime in Housing

Unless property managers, owners, HUD, MassHousing, and DHCD are able and willing to run them safely, decently, and properly, please do NOT build or finance anymore subsidized housing complexes!  People who threaten others, and who commit crimes against others, especially violent ones, belong in prison facilities, and NOT living in housing complexes with innocent citizens.  While a resident at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apts. in Rockland, Massachusetts, I can attest to the fact that agencies, owners, and managements aid much of the criminal behavior on such properties. And why do authorities place Level 3 sex offenders (those likely to offend again), inside elderly housing complexes such as Chestnut Glenn Apts. in Abington, Mass.? 
Suggested Reading Materials include:
     * Jennifer Mann. (2011, March 28). Local housing authorities run with little oversight. The Patriot Ledger,8. Retrieved April 13, 2011, from Massachusetts Newsstand. (Document ID: 2307334131).
     * Jennifer Mann. (2011, March 28). Keeping our seniors safe :Changes were made to cut crime in public housing buildings for seniors, but some say not enough was done. The Patriot Ledger,1. Retrieved April 13, 2011, from Massachusetts Newsstand. (Document ID: 2307334161).
     * Michele Morgan Bolton. (2010, February 11). Ex-Dedham official says firing was retaliation :Dedham; Elder head, chair had prior run-in. Boston Globe,p. GS.4. Retrieved April 13, 2011, from Massachusetts Newsstand. (Document ID: 1959953921).

TAP = Tyrants Assess the Poor?

Hopefully this program will also address the hoarding of live-ins and the hoarding of illegal drugs in 'affordable' housing complexes such as Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments.
You can register for these sessions at www.MassHousing.com/TAPtraining for TAP trainings offered by MassHousing.
What You Need To Know About Hoarding (Level 1)
STILL TIME TO REGISTER! 4/13/11, 8:45 - 4:00, Worcester
Legal Issues Related to Hoarding (Level 2*) 4/21/11, 8:45 - 1:00, Holyoke
Hoarding Case Roundtable (Level 3*) 5/10/11, 8:45 - 1:00, Chicopee
Hoarding Intervention: Assessment & Plan Development (Level 2*) 6/14/11, 8:45 – 1:00, Hyde Park
*Note:  Hoarding Basics Level 1: What You Need To Know About Hoarding or the equivalent is a prerequisite.
(Hoarding Basics Level 1, plus one Level 2 course are prerequisites for Level 3)     If you have questions, please contact Janeen Harris, 617-854-1069, jharris@masshousing.com  TAP, MassHousing's Tenant Assistance Program