Funding for Expansion
TPP Expansion Needed
The Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) - based in Housing Court - successfully helps vulnerable tenants with disabilities preserve their tenancy. Urge Senate Ways & Means Committee to expand TPP by $800,000 so that it will be able to serve the new areas covered by Housing Court expansion.
Full Funding for Housing Court Expansion Needed
Governor Baker included $2.6 million in his proposed FY19 budget to complete the expansion of Housing Court. The House has included $1.5 million. Urge Senate Ways & Means Committee to provide full funding for expansion in the amount of $2.6 million.
Time Is of the Essence
Send a Letter to Senate Ways & Means Committee Today
Download fact sheets based on the Housing Court Division you are in. They include the TPP contact person in your area who can provide you with more information.
The Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) - based in Housing Court - successfully helps vulnerable tenants with disabilities preserve their tenancy. Urge Senate Ways & Means Committee to expand TPP by $800,000 so that it will be able to serve the new areas covered by Housing Court expansion.
Full Funding for Housing Court Expansion Needed
Governor Baker included $2.6 million in his proposed FY19 budget to complete the expansion of Housing Court. The House has included $1.5 million. Urge Senate Ways & Means Committee to provide full funding for expansion in the amount of $2.6 million.
Time Is of the Essence
Send a Letter to Senate Ways & Means Committee Today
- Sample Letter to Senate Ways & Means (download in Word)
- MLRI's Letter to Senate Ways and Means (with cost analysis)
Download fact sheets based on the Housing Court Division you are in. They include the TPP contact person in your area who can provide you with more information.
Dan Bancroft, an attorney who has represented private and subsidized property owners for over 30 years, says about TPP -
"The tenant would have lost his housing but for TPP stepping up and appealing the improper denial of SSDI benefits and providing interim funds while the tenant awaited receipt of retroactive SSDI benefits. TPP continues to provide services essential to satisfying the goal of full and equal access to justice in the Housing Courts. Due to lack of adequate staffing, TPP cannot assist all the tenants who require help. They should receive additional funding. No budgetary item is more important."
"The tenant would have lost his housing but for TPP stepping up and appealing the improper denial of SSDI benefits and providing interim funds while the tenant awaited receipt of retroactive SSDI benefits. TPP continues to provide services essential to satisfying the goal of full and equal access to justice in the Housing Courts. Due to lack of adequate staffing, TPP cannot assist all the tenants who require help. They should receive additional funding. No budgetary item is more important."
March 27, 2018, Housing Families Legislative Breakfast in Malden which focused on funding for the Tenancy Preservation Program, Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, Housing Court and other housing programs. Above are the elected officials in attendance.
