Gary Rogers, the man who faced eviction from his Somerville apartment for refusing to pay a 90 percent rent hike, will be recognized by Somerville City Council Thursday.
Councillor Kristen Strezo has sponsored a citation to commend Rogers, Community Action Agency of Somerville, Somerville’s Office of Housing Stability and DeNovo Legal Services, the Cambridge-based nonprofit that represented Rogers in his jury trial, for their work in “fighting for housing justice for Somerville residents.”
“I submitted this citation because I think it’s really important to recognize the wins and validate the hard-fought struggle that it took to get to that point of a court decision,” Strezo said in an interview. She said she believes her fellow councillors will support it…