Volunteer lawyers guide tenants at New Bedford Housing Court

Below is the full text of a The New Bedford Light article from 06/26/26.

Evictions are a reality of the current housing crisis in New Bedford. Many families are forced to move either due to lack of payment, or because current law allows landlords to reclaim their properties without providing any explanation to tenants.

Most people do not know their rights in housing court. That included Carmen López, a bookkeeper of Puerto Rican origin, who is facing an eviction order together with her husband. A chronic illness stemming from Covid-19 prevents her from working, she says, and her husband stopped doing DoorDash after being bitten by a dog.

“We are responsible people, but there are situations in life that you don’t expect and they happen,” López said.

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