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Evicting Gun Criminals
A New Bedford City Councillor wants to give more power to landlords when it comes to evicting problem tenants. Ward 6 Councillor Joe Lopes is asking the council to draft a home rule petition that would expand the existing state nuisance law to give landlords the authority to evict tenants that are involved in crimes related to the use or illegal possession of guns...
Council Delays Ordinance
The New Bedford City Council has once again tabled Mayor Jon Mitchell's "Problem Properties" ordinance. The Council's Committee on Ordinances last night weighed the third version of the ordinance, which has been whittled down to bring action against landlords after eight valid complaints of a criminal nature, instead of ten complaints that would have included criminal, code, and zoning v