Harvard University graduate student Isis Patterson recruited help from a Harvard law student and an attorney to assist with more than a dozen Nahant residents, living in the so-called Coast Guard housing, who were told to appear in district court on Dec. 1.
A Harvard University graduate student is helping Nahant residents facing eviction from their town-owned homes.
Isis Patterson recruited help from a Harvard law student and an attorney to assist with more than a dozen Nahant residents, living in the so-called Coast Guard housing, who were told to appear in district court on Dec. 1.
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The group already helped some residents avoid going to district court, and instead go to housing court, with residents hoping to get a more sympathetic judge.
“It think it’s frustrating more than anything that they have to go through this and they have to really try to advocate on their own to a town that doesn’t seem too sensitive to the fact that they’ve lived there for more than a decade,” Patterson said.
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The town plans to demolish the homes and sell the land they bought from the federal government nearly 20 years ago.
The town owes nearly $2 million on the loan due by 2024.
“It’s terrifying, yeah, it’s terrifying.” Lauren Barton, a Nahant resident facing eviction, said. “People think homelessness doesn’t happen to people like us, but I know it does.”
NBC10 Boston reached out Nahant town officials on Thursday, but did not hear back by the time this article was posted.
