I’m pretty sure I used to live above their office in Allston and I could hear the owners/management people SCREAMING at each other all the time.

Lot of great suggestions for how to use the law to force the landlord to fix things. But at the end of the day, it's never going to be somewhere you want to live. So no matter what, move out.

They closed the BoA on gallivan blvd, and now im like, god damn it - I don't want to drive to either fields corner or quincy.

ARGGGGG.

Wasn't my suggestion. Barking at the wrong person.

Sounds like you’ve straight up been visited by the 10 plagues.

I have a south Boston residential parking sticker. Can. I park in a metered spot on A street for free?

Google is unclear.

My bank does...

Yes, that's why I made the distinction, so OP and their mother can make an informed decision.

Cool, will fit in well with all the insurance companies in the area.

I'm looking at you Citizens.

The Copacabana of New England

For some people escalators can be hard — have you never gotten vertigo going up or down the Porter escalators? For people who are slightly unsteady on their feet, that can be magnified. Plus stepping on and off requires timing and that can be challenging for elderly people. If OP’s mother is unsteady, they may do better with elevators (fixed typo).

If your bank doesn’t have ATM fee refunds then you need a new bank

That guy sucks!

As I understand you do not need to put rent in escrow in MA.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/tenant-rights

OP /u/hhh347, I would write to your landlord and let them know that under Mass law you’re legally allowed to use up to four months of rent payments to make reasonable repairs and that you intend to due so if they don’t respond within 5 days and that you’ve contacted the Board of Health and they’re coming to inspect(even if they aren’t)

Stuff like this is garbage.

Tweet at Michelle Wu, Tweet pics at Universal Hub, tweet pics at Only In Boston. Force their hand.

Use bookingbuddy.com and grab a car from Logan. They can be pretty cheap.

stop paying rent, thats the only language they'll understand. cummings llc is no better and i've had to withhold rent before to get anything done

You're not getting housing in eastern MA for $900/month. Or anything close to that. I was paying $950 for a studio apartment in Brighton in 2007. That same apartment was last rented for $1625 last year based on what I see on Zillow.

Also what's a "reasonably nice lunch"? Because $12-$15 might get you a sandwich up here.

Saw them too, got on here hoping for some answers

Go to director of health dept.

I want to say things. But someone else will do it for me😆

it’s too late in the season to hear geese honking, but still plenty of cars at it

Banks have been reducing branches for over a decade now, and this trend is stronger in major metro areas and was accelerated by the pandemic. I don't think the opening of this specific new branch is a sign of insanity when the overall trend is the opposite

Lol "they" are adding it.

Who is this mysterious "they" you're referring to?

Banks pay the highest rent of any tenant. If a bank wants to move in to a property a Landlord would be crazy to pass that up.

I don’t know what kind of roaches you have or how many other units your place shares walls with but German roaches (the small brown ones) are hella hard to get rid of. Like typical treatment in a house, that doesn’t share walls with other people, takes 6 weeks. When you share walls with people, every unit you share a wall with should be inspected because other units could be the cause. German roaches are attracted initially to uncleanliness. Adults lay 4-8 eggs in their lifetime; eggs can produce 30-48 roaches, and they become adults without 1 1/2 months to 3 months. This is why German roaches quickly become an infestation.

I am a property manager in Texas so I’m familiar. German roaches also led to some intrusive thoughts and diagnosed OCD. I take these seriously and they can 100% cause inhabitability issues. They can also contaminate your food and carry bacterial diseases.