EASTHAMPTON — Many renters at the Pleasant View apartments in Easthampton are outraged, confused and scared after the new ownership of the complex used what tenants feel are coercive tactics to force them to sign new leases with a 35% rent increase or face eviction.
If tenants did not want to sign the new lease, they would face a 55% rent hike until the legal process plays out and they were kicked out, they said in interviews.
