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Rep. Malia Among Those Arrested at Eviction Protest
Malia and others tried to keep constables from kicking out a 61-year old resident from her home.
State Rep. Elizabeth Malia was arrested and briefly detained by police. Malia was one of several people arrested at an eviction protest, according to the Boston Herald.
The representative was processed and paid $40 bail. Five other people were arrested at the protest, which tried to block the eviction of a 61-year old resident from her home.
“I didn’t know of anything else that could be done—I really didn’t,” she said to the Herald after her arrest.
Malia has sponsored legislation that would allow Boston to mediate between lenders and homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage. That bill was filed in January 2011 and has been languishing in committee since then.
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Rich P
10:40 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Knowing nothing about the circumstances of the eviction and regardless of how shocking to the conscious the circumstances may be, I think our representative over stepped her position. An elected official should not be flouting the laws of our country. If they disagree with them, they should limit their objections to the legislative process for which they were elected. I'm rather appalled at her lack of professionalism.
Jen
11:45 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
go rep. malia! thanks for standing with our neighbors, and for standing up to the banks!
Jesse White
5:06 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Thank you so much Rep Malia!
Jack Neuwirth
6:02 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Liz is a treasure who has played a positive part in many conflicts over the years to make JP a better place. She stands in the company of Americans like Ida M. Tarbell.
Bob from JP
6:04 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Borrowed from UHub:
This is available to anyone at suffolkdeeds.com
3 Mendell way was purchased for 62,500 The initial mortgage on the house was $39,350 or 63 percent of the sale price. The down payment was nearly 40 percent, a nearly unheard of level today.
- First refi - May 1999 - $83,700 mortgage
- Second refi - Feb. 2002 - $134,000 mortgage
- Third refi - May 2002 - $201,000 mortgage
- Fourth refi - Oct. 2002 - $240,000 - mortgage
- The final refi - November 14, 2005 - $287,000. mortgage
Bob from JP
6:05 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Given the mortgage history on this property, where does personal responsibility come in? Seems pretty clear that there were multiple cash out refinances here, no?
Bob from JP
6:56 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
No one willing to take that one?
Maura
7:34 am on Friday, June 22, 2012
I don't understand much about this story or the event. Why a protest for this particular eviction? Have there been other foreclosures in JP in recent times? I would imagine so. Have others been displaced as a result? I would imagine so. Why a protest for this one? Was there something special about the situation or the person? Was it chosen to make some kind of statement? Why so many re-fi's? That is a reasonable question. And why is being 61 important to the tale. I just don't think enough information has been written about to understand what is going on here.
Chris Helms
8:09 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Hi Maura and others, JP Patch and the Gazette have written about this particular foreclosure case before. Here's a link: http://patch.com/A-vhgC