The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to letters@repub.com .

People who suffered as tenants of the former Springfield Gardens properties are getting at least an ounce of flesh from one of the city’s worst landlords. They deserve a pound.

Tenant complaints to the state Attorney General’s Office and in Housing Court helped make it plain that out-of-state investors who jumped into Springfield’s rental housing market in 2020 did so with no intention to provide decent lodging.

For that, they’ll pay, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said last week . After all that tenants endured, the n

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