If you take the orange line to Oak Grove there’s an entrance walking distance from the station

Thanks so much for the advice! I'm honestly considering working as a university employee for that exact reason. If you don't mind me asking, where did you and your wife decide to get your MAs? I've noticed some universities are less generous than others in terms of employee education benefits.

Also, where do people usually find their no-fee apartments?

Thats how i feel about chicken, yet hooters is a thriving business

I grew up in Boston and saw the lives of my family and some of those around me deteriorate over time. In the early 2000's people weren't afraid of their landlords and you could have a regular job without living a diminishing quality of life. Housing supply has been artificially constricted by those with wealth. This is a phenomenon in cities like NYC an SF as well. My hometown neighborhood has become increasingly less community-oriented as more and more tech people have moved in and everything is far more expensive. I put myself through college and worked my way up, but not in tech or another super-lucrative industry. I just have a regular middle class job and the goalposts have been moved in an artificial zero-sum housing environment. I now have all the things I had and then didn't have because of gentrification - security, dignity, and some freedom. I can actually save money now and god willing I will buy my parents a place somewhere affordable so they can retire with dignity.

Do you know what gatekeeping means? They’re trying to dissuade people from posting. They are trying to “close the gate” on people discussing rent prices. Ya dingus.

> additional barriers to evict problem tenants

Section 3 of the proposal has statements about who is and who is not a problem tenant. Landlords can still evict tenants who:

a) don't pay rent

b) violate legal parts of the lease

c) are a nuisance or cause damage

d) use or permit the use of the unit for any illegal purpose

e) refuse to renew their lease of like duration at a rent permitted by the city.

f) refuse reasonable access to the owner

g) are unapproved subtenants

I've had landlords who were some of the sweetest people on Earth, and I've had landlords who were braindead lying control freaks.

A recent landlord thought I was a "problem tenant" for pointing out during the COVID pandemic that without a full screen window instead of a cheap sliding insert, my bedroom did not meet the minimum ventilation standards of the building code. How dare I want ventilation during that time?

Other than a through g, what might you consider to be a "problem tenant?" To many new owners, any tenant with an insufficient income is "a problem tenant." That's dehumanizing in my view.

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I mean, like I said, I'm not a lawyer, but the gift form also states:

>An exemption from the sales or use tax for a motor vehicle transferred as a gift is provided for in the Massachusetts regulations and statutes. In order to be exempt from the sales and use tax, you must meet the requirements of the law and complete the affidavit above. You must fill in all blanks and print or type your entries, except at the end of the affidavit where your signatures
are required.

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My non-lawyer interpretation would be that two things must be true: the person gifting the car must have met the laws of the state they registered it in *and* the gift must also meet the exemption requirements set out in the MA regulations and statues.

This is likely a question that needs an actual lawyer to answer, unfortunately.

I think that there's this weird perception in this sub that everyone in Boston has old money, high-paying jobs, and is just resting on their laurels...

From when I moved here to where I am at now in life is vastly different, but the years living with roommates were great -- I'm still friends with them. When I was broke I couldn't go out to the bars every night I wanted to, but there was always a house party or gathering somewhere... I learned to cook more at home, and generally become more independent and resourceful.

It may not be the case for you, but when I see a lot of these posts I kind of see people that only see the things they don't have... which seems depressing.

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Just to add, if you're already near North Station downtown, the commuter rail is very easy to Salem. It's usually faster than driving and you don't have to find somewhere to park. Salem is nice and walkable too so you won't need a car, unlike Lexington and Concord.

Google maps will give you the schedule.

Stoner dudes came up with this dumb idea. I'm imagining Jesse Pinkman and friends.

(Now that I think of it, I do hate wearing bras...)

I don't have a problem with people complaining. I think its unfortunate this city thread is full of so many posts about housing. It says something about what Boston has become for so many of us.

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Pretty sure those other things have already been the law for a while.

I walked down the supposedly closed off portion recently by mistake... the fencing isn't exactly secure.

I’d say right if first refusal to charity, and mandatory composting for anything left after that. Alternative to composting would be give/sell to farmers who can sterilize the waste and feed it to pigs. Really, anything to keep it out of the waste stream.

Pine Banks Park has some short hiking trails, near Oak Grove Station in Malden.

r/gatekeeping

If you don’t like people complaining maybe you should take your own advice.

Finalize good things happening, glad that Dem governor is in charge

So.. you just stop applying to places while that guy makes up his mind? Of course you don't.

>You generally pay a fee equal to the rent when applying.

So.. you just stop applying to places while that guy makes up his mind? Of course you don't.

Take the commuter rail to Cohasset and you're right at Wompatuck State park.

There's also a pond and hiking area right by the Hanson stop.

Nobody has mentioned this yet so the commuter rail has a $10 weekend ticket so you could take the train both Saturday and Sunday for just $10.

Yes because it's considered an out of state car.

Ahh, gotcha.