HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-11-25 Public Comment - J. Boyle - legal help to city’s rentersFrom:JEFFREY BOYLE
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]legal help to city’s renters
Date:Tuesday, June 10, 2025 11:47:07 PM
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To: Bozeman City Commission
From: Jeff BoyleRe: Bozeman commission providing legalhelp to city’s renters
This is a bad idea for a multitude of reasons. A few of them are:
This service is already provided by several non-profit organizations such as Housing and
Urban Development, Montana Fair Housing etc. Those organizations are supported by grantsand fees they charge for educational programs.
As small landlords we can’t understand how our tax dollars could legally be used to represent
our tenants free of charge against us but, as landlords the same services are not available to us,the tax payer?
When did City Government become a “legal service” organization? This is not an essential
service. This is duplication of an already free service. This is not currently supported by anyother community in Montana because it’s a bad idea.
Please do not support this project.
Thank you.
Jeff Boyle