2025–26 · City-wide
Lower rents and make affordable housing truly affordable
Resident asks that funds go toward lowering rents, saying landlords are taking advantage and new affordable housing is not truly affordable for struggling residents.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
I would use that money towards really lowering cost of rent with everything going on landlords are taking advage of everything making life hard for everyone there are new "affordable housing" places but just how affordable are they surviving is hard
Who it helps and why
This is for everyone we all of boston are struggling this is for survival
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 18, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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