Greater Boston is undergoing a housing crisis fueled in part by large corporate landlords. Undetected in the conversation about the greed of these landlords is one of the largest entities with countless properties, and yet the least accountability: Harvard University.
In the latest article from The [F]law, read Sarah Rosenkrantz‘s remarkable story about how one of the wealthiest non-profits on the planet wields its power to shape the cityscape, drive up housing costs, and displace community members: “Harvard and the Housing Crisis: The Non-Profit Corporate Landlord Behind Boston’s Housing Crisis.”
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