VOTE CITY COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE (Paid Pol. Adv.) CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AS REVERE’S LOCAL NEWSPAPER! Vol.30, No.43 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday State Senate candidate Lydia Edwards used improper mortgage to purchase Chelsea home; spent money on East Boston home renovations By James Mitchell A n Advocate Newspaper investigation has found that Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, a candidate for State Senate, utilized an improper, federal residential mortgage to purchase investment property in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 2015. In the lead up to Edwards’s investment acquisition and over the course of her ownership of the multi-unit property, at least fi ve tenants were evicted, the property’s rents increased by nearly 40%, and Edwards as landlord faced multiple municipal citations for blight and poor waste disposal on the property. The Advocate’s investigation, based on registry records, court records, Chelsea rent data, and campaign fi nance reports, reveals that Edwards’s tenure as a landlord did not always align with her public stances on housing and tenant matters. From mid-2016 to January of 2018, Edwards served as the First Deputy Director of Boston’s Offi ce of Housing Stability. She left the position to serve as the District 1 City Councilor on the Boston City Council, representing East Boston, Charlestown, and the MORTGAGE | SEE Page 19 781-286-8500 By Adam Swift North End. On the Council, she has advocated for tenant rights and more aff ordable rents. She T here will be at least two new members on the City Council following Tuesday’s municipal election, as a healthy slate of contested races highlight the ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. Please VOTE STEVE MORABITO City Councillor-at-Large Tuesday, November 2nd ~ First name on the ballot! ~ (Paid Pol. Adv.) ISCONTI Friday, October 29, 2021 Contested City Council and School Committee races on Tuesday’s ballot to 8 p.m. across the city on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Two incumbent city councillors are not on the ballot this year, as Councillor-at-Large Jessica Ann Giannino decided not to ELECTION | SEE Page 17
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