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Rental Property Tax Resource Guide for Landlords
As a landlord, filing your rental property tax can be daunting. As deadlines approach and it’s time to prepare your forms, you may have several questions on your mind. Taxes…
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Complete Breakdown of Property Management Software Pricing Models
Whenever we’re buying something, cost is always one of the deciding factors. Property management software is no different. However, to understand the cost of different platforms, we need to understand…
Notes from Boston Eviction Moratorium Appeal Hearing January 19, 2022
These notes were taken during a hearing presided over by Judge Joseph M. Ditkoff in Suffolk County Housing Court, considering the “validity and enforceability of the temporary order establishing an…
MassLandlords: Don’t stop landlords from trying to recover owed rent from the pandemic
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Inc. In late 2021, the Massachusetts appeals court heard Sanchez v. Collins, a case that sought to determine whether a landlord had the right to bring…
Chicopee Housing Authority’s Executive Director Charged with Discrimination
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts filed an amended complaint against Monica Blazic, executive director of the Chicopee Housing Authority (CHA), in December 2021, alleging that…
Letter from the Executive Director for March 2022: Creating Better Rental Housing
In February 2022, our initiatives all moved forward. We started our broadcast communication opposed to local rent control and right of first refusal. We opposed a motion to dismiss our…
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FCC Cracks Down on Apartment Broadband Revenue Sharing
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in a ruling, criticized by many multifamily housing operators, says it is prohibiting revenue sharing agreements between broadband companies and apartment building owners, according to…
Top 10 Metro Areas for Real Estate Development in Last 10 Years
Throughout the past decade, Texas metros acted as powerhouses of real estate development and construction, with Dallas and Houston taking the first two spots in the top 10 most active…
Legal Issues and Property Management Help: 7 Great Resources for Landlords
(updated 2/22/2022; orig. 9/19/2005 ) There are two things that tend to make both new and experienced rental property owners nervous about the business of landlording… PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & LEGAL…
The Legislature Needs to Hear from You: Oppose Local Control of Housing Policy
Local rent control and local right of first refusal will be decided in committee between March 1 and May 9. Remember the Petrillos, the Bolognas and Others The rent control…