Tenants to start moving into new Washington-Beech units by month's end

adamg — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:47:32 +0000

The BRA updates us on the work at the Roslindale housing project.

Court rules public-housing tenants have the same right as everybody else to invite guests in

adamg — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:44:11 +0000

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals today threw out the criminal-trespassing conviction of a man who'd invited into a Boston Housing Authority building by a tenant.

Gregory Nelson, who'd been barred from the Old Colony project in South Boston following an arrest for possession of a dangerous weapon, was arrested again on April 25, 2007, when two housing cops spotted him in a hallway - right next to a large "No Trespassing" sign.

Testimony showed he was there at the invitation of a friend who lived in the building after a night out. And the court noted that the BHA's own leases and police rules state that while a barred person cannot just enter a BHA building and wander around, "a resident does have the right to invite any individual not barred by a restraining order as a guest."

Complete ruling: