Well, it's that time again! July 10, 2011, residents of Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments received another notice from the Spring Gate Property Mismanagement Team of a meeting scheduled with residents and MassHousing for Monday, 6:00 pm, July 25, 2011 at the Community Room.
This is a formal notice of another proposal to raise their 'affordable into perpetuity' rents. They incorrectly list the FHRC Management office as 30 Martha Drive, Rockland, Mass. This corporate affordable-housing landlord is now receiving over $1000.00 monthly for most subsidized units. They also receive undeserved low-income housing tax credits.
The notice lists 5 creative reasons for this request to raise rents up to $1495.00 monthly. One item states the subsidized property is in very good condition overall, but there is a plan to replace 24 bathtubs in 2012. Is this how they plan to clean-up the hushed-up crime in this housing complex? Again, there's no mention of the installation of those promised security cameras; just be sure to check each of the lug nuts on each tire of your vehicle before exiting their parking lots. Click here to see other violations that continue to exist.
SpringGate's notice fails to mention Management's silent approval of live-ins who continue to use utilities. Here's just one suggestion to help improve the budget at Spring Gate: List all live-in's names on legally-binding lease agreements and include every resident's income. Oh, and let's not forget those privileged tenants who remain in oversized apartments that Ms. Janet Hamilton cleverly calls, 'Affordable Penthouse Suites', reserved for residents who remain silent.
It appears unenforced policies, including live-ins who are allowed numerous parking spaces and threatening behaviors, are just some of the benefits, exclusive for Management's privileged households. Of course, an annual MassHousing inspection never reveals these serious, unfair, and unsafe housing issues. Do you think Management's request to raise your rent will really be approved by MassHousing once again? Probably so.
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In Massachusetts, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is the allocating agency for tax credits. Can you name every individual involved in the ownership of Rockland Place Apartments, unofficially doing business as Spring Gate? Are partners and investors receiving 4 percent or 9 percent (LIHT) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits?
Freedom can not ring in an oppressive society. This blog reflects thoughts, personal experiences, + several notes of interest on 'affordable' housing. What do you think of gov't financing nuisance properties? Rockland Place continues doing business as SPRING GATE APARTMENTS along Martha Drive + Hannah Way in Rockland, Mass. (shady business).
2 comments:
The text in their rent increase notice is too small for me to be able to read it. Today they finally trimmed the trees at the creek behind building 32.
Now if they would come through and fix the violations of 105 CMR 410.552, 410.253.
It would be nice if they did not encourage violations of Rockland's by-law 24.
Who are the individual partners that own this housing complex?
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