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Request for a public hearing

Schedule hearing to address problem properties in Boston

Last activity February 8, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 23, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

This item requests a City Council hearing to review problem properties and how the City uses enforcement tools, including fines for absentee landlords. The hearing will examine coordination among departments, input from community stakeholders, and ways to strengthen the Problem Properties Task Force, with Dorchester cited as disproportionately affected.

Affects Residents of Dorchester neighborhoods in Boston

In Dorchester

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, and Brian Worrell

Now with the Committee on Housing and Community Development

About Housing & Development and Public Safety

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Official title

Order for a hearing to address problem properties in Boston.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council