Yelle Family Applies for Lodging License

According to a story in today's Brockton Enterprise, the Yelle family -- whose housing operations in town were scaled back after dozens of recorded offenses and numerous, expensive court battles -- is applying for a lodging-house permit. A hearing will be held next Tuesday, January 2, in the Memorial Building.

An overflow crowd gathered in the same space in October 2010 to testify about Yelle operations at three sites in town. Police, fire, building, and health incidents and violations were cited, and numerous abutters testified about safety, noise, and nuisance concerns. After the decisive hearing, it took many months of continued litigation to secure minimal compliance with occupancy requirements, as the Yelle family used every available tactic to prolong the process.

As the Enterprise article notes, the process did result in some improvements to the properties, bringing them closer to basic compliance with occupancy requirements. The current effort is to secure a permit to house TWENTY residents in the School Street location. If approved, this will give the Yelle family a much broader toehold in the downtown area; past performance should be an utmost consideration.

(See previous blog posts for more background.)