Hi Jessica,
Sorry for the delay. I did not receive this request until January 3, 2020. In the future, please send any public records requests directly to me. Attached please find my response to your request. Please note that any evictions for the section 8 voucher programs are between the tenant and landlord and not the BHA.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any other questions.

Laurie

Laurie Roy
Paralegal/Records Access Officer
Boston Housing Authority
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52 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111-2375

January 20, 2020

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 18, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Dec. 18, 2019:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: tenants evicted as a result of arrest (Boston Housing Authority)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

The number of tenants and housing voucher recipients (such as those receiving section 8) who have lost their housing, either through eviction or loss of voucher, due to arrests or felony convictions. This includes tenants who may have lost their housing because a family member was arrested or those whose arrest records led to a loss of benefits. Please indicate whether the person arrested/convicted was the the name on the voucher/housing certificate.

Please include this data from the past year, from January-December of 2019 for Section 8 as well as the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), and the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jessica Kant, LICSW

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