CORRESPONDENCE PAGE
Correspondence with the landlords of Northgate Heights concerning their sudden 30-45% rent hikes.

1998/09/15: from METRIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
First letter to residents of Northgate Heights Apartments informing them of purchase of apartment complex.

1998/11/30: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
First letter to Thomas Lydon, President-SSR Realty Advisors.

1998/12/1: from MAYOR WILLIAM STANLEY
Appeal to Thomas Lydon, President-SSR Realty Advisors.

1998/12/4: from METRIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Response to 11/20/98 NHTA letter to Thomas Lydon/SSR Realty Advisors.

1998/12/15: from SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY AND REP. EDWARD MARKEY
Appeal to Thomas Lydon, President-SSR Realty Advisors.

1998/12/18: WALTHAM CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Requiring MetLife/SSR Realty Advisors/Metric to meet with NHTA.

1999/01/06: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Response to 1998/12/15 Appeal from Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rep. Edward Markey.

1999/01/11: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Refusal to meet with NHTA members.

1999/02/20: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Second proposed compromise to the planned rental increases.

1999/03/11: from METRIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Response to 1999/02/20 NHTA proposal.

1999/03/28: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Response to Metric Property Management's 1999/03/11 letter.

1999/04/14: from METRIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Response to 1999/03/28 Northgate Heights Tenants Association letter and to finally offer to meet with the NHTA as a group.

1999/04/19: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Accepts offer of meeting with Metric Property Management.

1999/04/22: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Planning the meeting for May 18, 1999.

1999/04/28: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Planning the meeting for May 18, 1999 and requesting moratorium on lease renewals and termination notices.

1999/04/30: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Placing restrictions on the meeting and denying the moratorium requested by NHTA.

1999/05/10: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Confirmation to have the meeting, reiterating restrictions that they want for the meeting, and listing who will be in attendance representing them.

1999/05/28: from METRIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Distribution of a new and still sorely inadequate rental plan (slipped under the doors of the remaining Paino tenants).

1999/06/03: from WALTHAM MAYOR WILLIAM F. STANLEY
Once again, requesting that Jeff Morris, President-SSR Realty Advisor reconsider the rental increases at Northgate Heights.

1999/06/17: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
Their response to NHTA President David Feld's call to the 1-800-METLIFE customer support line (2-3 weeks earlier) to express his displeasure with MetLife's subsidiary companies. Just another piece of evidence proving that MetLife is connected to, and watching the situation here at Northgate Heights.

1999/06/24: from NORTHGATE HEIGHTS TENANTS ASSOCIATION
The Tenants Association's FOURTH counter proposal sent in response to SSR Realty Advisors "new and improved" rental plan from May 28th.

1999/07/22: from SSR REALTY ADVISORS
SSR Realty Advisors responds to the NHTA counter proposal of June 24th, and once again refuses to negotiate.


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