Realities of HUD's Safe and Decent Housing

ABC's Nightline found in a joint investigation with the Center for Public Integrity, the federal government's low-income housing programs, which cost taxpayers $26 billion a year, are plagued by theft, mismanagement and corruption at local levels, including millions spent on housing for sex offenders and dead people, and all too often fail the 3 million families who rely on them for a clean, safe place to live.

While Rockland Place dba SpringGate Apts. fails to comply with lease agreements and successfully provides refuge to criminal activity, property management recently distributed a notice offering residents $100 gift cards for successful referrals.  A successful move-in to this corporate landlord would not be a referral of anyone insisting to live in a pleasant, non-threatening, or safe environment.

ARMED ROBBERY IN ROCKLAND

     Today an armed robbery involving at least one gun occurred in Rockland, Mass. Several suspects were seen fleeing from John Dunn Dr. into Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments. Police cruisers lined Martha Drive around 2:15pm, while other officers searched the area on foot. One of the suspects was apprehended by Rockland Police from the household of the infamous 74A Martha Dr.
    Is this what the new partners of Rockland Place meant when they promised Board of Selectmen they'd turn the housing complex into an asset instead of a liability?

Codes, Regulations, Laws

People have requested I post the Massachusetts State Sanitary Codes to this blog, so here is the link to the codes.     http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/regs/105cmr410.pdf
Please keep in mind that codes, regulations, and laws may exist, but enforcement is a different story.
     When corporate owners of multifamily housing have certain powerful connections and pay campaign contributions, regulations and laws don't always apply.   Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apts. may recognize the 6-month retaliation law, but could systematically retaliate after that timeframe.  It wouldn't be the first time.

Illegal campaign fund-raising scheme

.... Prosecutors began investigating WinnCos. and its employees as an offshoot of the federal corruption probe that has so far resulted in the convictions of former city councilor Chuck Turner and former state senator Dianne Wilkerson.......
    William M. Connolly, one of the newer partners in the ownership of Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments in Rockland, Mass., once stated he was an executive for the WinnCos.

BB Jeebies

     Vandalism of vehicles and assaults continue at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments in Rockland, Mass.  It's been reported that BBs were fired at a resident and broke a car windshield inside this tax-credited, subsidized housing complex.  Police were called over the incidents. 
     Property owners and management await another rent increase approval by the state housing finance agency named MassHousing from Massachusetts Housing and Finance Agency.  Would property management please explain their lack of compliance with occupancy agreements and HUD regulations for tenant selection, live-ins, and safety issues?  Drop an email.