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...would like to thank The Crimson for Andrew C. Karp's good article in the September 28th issue, describing our situation vis a vis Harvard Real Estate (HRE). We would, however, like to point out one important fact which was missing in the article and which was the main reason for our surprise and outrage...
Lorraine Wade's letters state that HRE had made "repeated requests" for the keys to the locks we had installed to prevent it from making a capital improvement, i.e. installing new windows. (It is our understanding that the law requires tenant permission for such improvements.) Ms. Wade's statement is simply untrue. Although HRE had been aware since February and March that we had the locks, since they had to be "overcome" in order to install the windows. HRE never once requested copies of our keys until September 24 when we suddenly received letters giving us until September...
...eight month dispute between HRE and tenants in apartments at 9-13a Ware St. continued this summer...
Several additional apartments were added to HRE's list of available housing as a result and most of the remaining tenants plan to move out of the building within the next several days...
Last winter, HRE asked the rent board for a rent increase to cover the cost of installing energy saving windows in the apartments. Many of the tenants objected to the rent hike, charging that the new windows were unnecessary and overpriced...