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May 1, 2015 blog:  A meeting was recently held at the Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments Community Room for tenants to bid farewell to one on-site property manager, Janet Hamilton, and to welcome another, Donna Burks-Smith.

There's been talk of an asbestos problem in the drywall throughout this housing complex in Rockland, MA, along with some flooding, pipe leaks, illegal activities, and another death.

It's also been reported to this site that FHRC Management at Clarendon Hill Towers in Somerville, MA may be bugging an apartment on the 12th floor.  Of course, we're unable to confirm this particular story, but it certainly wouldn't be the first time a corporate property manager illegally bugged a low-income resident's apartment.

(Have you been illegally harassed by Management, live-ins, or other residents?   If so, write in and tell us your story.)

Here's a link low-income residents may be interested in viewing:  http://democrats.financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399001
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April 1, 2015 blog note:  Does your place of residence meet the housing quality standards of the Section 8 rental assistance program?  Find out here:  http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=52580.pdf
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March 2015 blog note: Is it really true that the housing authority is allowing the increase of rents for Section 8 apartments to be a higher amount, as if  Spring Gate / Rockland Place units were located in Boston, MA?  The cost of apartments used to be at lower rates in Rockland than they were in Boston.  Convenience and access to public transportation in Rockland is poor when compared to that in Boston.
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February 5, 2015 blog:
HOMELESSNESS: President's 2016 BUDGET
This plan may help the homelessness problem in America, but does not resolve the crime, corruption and victimization which exists in subsidized housing complexes.
http://usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/2016_Budget_Fact_Sheet_on_Homelessness_Assistance.pdf       
 No security cameras and no police substation ever existed.  Tenants were further traumatized and/or victimized after assaults in darkened common areas.

Would Government Controlled Internet Be Like Affordable Housing?

     Please take the time to view the video link below of what it might be like should the government and/or favored corporations take control of the internet.  It has similarities to life at Rockland Place dba Spring Gate Apartments in Rockland, MA where corporations and government overstep their bounds to deny American citizens privacy and the right to protect ourselves from those who do us harm.
      Financially needy people do become repeatedly victimized in 'affordable' or subsidized housing complexes, operated by bad landlords who only pretend to care about crime on their nuisance properties.  Some of these corporate landlords have even worked in government offices and promoted programs that would enrich themselves.
        Many government programs are abused and do NOT work.  Instead of uplifting families out of poverty, these mismanaged programs tend to keep people buried in poverty, low self-esteem, and powerlessness. Some programs deny individuals the right to protect themselves from ruthless individuals and corporations who have full access to tenants' homes and everything inside.
      Some people say, "You're denying yourself because you'd get yourself out of poverty if it bothers you so much."  The tools to do this aren't always available for a number of reasons, too numerous to mention in this article. Yes, some people are able to lift themselves from poverty, but the percentage is extremely small. Even some people who work full-time can not afford to rent an apartment.
         Let's take a look at some of the Americans living in poverty.  Minimum wage earners are one group.  Elderly people, who worked most of their lives paid into social security, and may be surviving on an annual income of $13,000 in social security with Medicare paying 80% toward medical bills. For the most part, COLA, or cost of living increases are not realistic with climbing expenses for basic necessities. People in this category may also receive food stamps which would probably pay 1/4 of their grocery bill, if that. Yes, it's better than nothing, but it's often a trade off of certain privacy rights and freedoms.
     There are Veterans, survivors of crime, and citizens with debilitating medical issues (not readily seen) who may be unable to work with any stability due to medical difficulties that interfere with several aspects of life.  Some of these people suffer PTSD or mental health problems like schizophrenia and major depression, etc. These people constantly hear the criticisms of ignorant Americans who disrespect them.  They're treated with contempt and disgust because "they don't get off their lazy butts and hold a job".
      While some American citizens do need assistance, I don't believe the solution is in throwing more tax dollars to unsafe, substandard, subsidized housing where tenants are repeatedly victimized by some property managers and favored corporations.  I think it's time we stop throwing money toward poorly run government programs and think outside the box to come up with better solutions.
http://www.departmentoftheinternet.net/request-installation/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Obama+launches+the+Department+of+the+Internet&utm_campaign=02-05-O-DepofInternet