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Elizabet Gassmann v. Boston Housing Authority (SPR 20242693)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 09-25-2024
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20242693 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Elizabet Gassmann concerning records held by Boston Housing Authority, opened 09-25-2024. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20242693
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Elizabet Gassmann
- Custodian
- Boston Housing Authority
- Date Opened
- 09-25-2024
- Date Closed
- 09-30-2024
- Response Provided Date
- 10-07-2024
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 5 Business Days
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 30, 2024 SPR24/2693 Dean Papademetriou, Esq. General Counsel Boston Housing Authority 52 Chauncey Street Boston, MA 02111 Dear Attorney Papademetriou: I have received the petition of Elizabet Gassmann appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Housing Authority (Authority/BHA) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 22, 2024, Ms. Gassmann requested a copy of the following forms: [1] BHA Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Form 990; [2] BHA Year 2023 Financial Report to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth; [3] Most Recent 2024 BHA Record of Percentage of [identified] Lease Signatories Under the Age of 62; [4] Most Recent 2024 BHA Record of Total Number of Lease Signatories at [an identified location]; [5] Most Recent 2024 BHA Record of Number of Apartments at [identified location] Not Under Lease. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Gassmann petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2693, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Authority has provided a response. Accordingly, the Authority is ordered to provide Ms. Gassmann with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Gassmann may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us Dean Papademetriou. Esq. SPR24/2693 Page 2 September 30, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Elizabet Gassmann