Joe Quigley, 72 and a resident of 189-193 Elm St., is one of more than a dozen tenants told after the apartment building he is living in was sold that he had to move out. He said he thinks developers are getting ready to welcome a wave of Bostonians. As he puts it, “It’s screwing the people. They should have told us.” Watch his reaction here.

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Dozens of New Bedford tenants scramble after buyer gives them notice to leave

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