News Room
Here you’ll find media coverage and updates about the Easthampton Tenants Union’s efforts across the city. These stories reflect the collective work of tenants advocating for fair and stable housing.
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Easthampton Tenants Union is racking up wins
Citywide tenants unions are rare. But they’re starting to pop up nationwide, including in Easthampton, where neighbors are building power by fighting for cheaper rent, building maintenance, and…
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Rent‑control fight builds in Holyoke as statewide ballot question looms
A statewide housing coalition and local tenant organizers clashed Wednesday over a proposed 2026 ballot initiative that would cap annual rent increases in Massachusetts.
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Easthampton tenants win eviction cases through pre-trial mediation
Two Pine Valley tenants have won their eviction cases following what they and many other tenants of Pine Valley Realty have called unfair hikes in rent.
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Community pushback leads to rent rollback in Easthampton
Settlement trims steep increases at Pine Valley complex and opens door to collective talks
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Two Pine Valley Tenants Win Their Eviction Cases
Two tenants who received no-fault eviction notices from their landlord have won their cases without having to go to trial.
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Easthampton City Council advances Housing Crisis Task Force
The council voted to move a resolution in support of creating the Easthampton Housing Crisis Task Force to the rules subcommittee.
