Rental Market: August Rent Slows, Annual Fall Decline is Early
The rental market continued slowing down in August as both monthly and annual rent growth turned negative, according to the September report from Apartment List. Rent growth typically follows a…
Is Landlord Responsible for Tenant’s Mail After Move Out?
What to do with tenant’s mail after move out is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and is not offering legal advice.…
Sea Levels Are Rising Faster and Faster, Portending More Flooding in Mass. – Still Time to Avoid Disaster
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. Almost everywhere on earth, certainly including Massachusetts, ocean levels are rising faster than predicted, and their rise is accelerating. All along the U.S. eastern seaboard,…
September Notice for 2023 Annual Business Meeting and Elections
MassLandlords, Inc. is a 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association. Our mission is to create better rental housing in Massachusetts by helping current, new, and prospective landlords run profitable, compliant, quality businesses.…
Worcester Office Hours Wed Sep 13th: Helpline Live
This meeting will give us a chance to connect in-person and troubleshoot a few landlord-tenant difficulties. Attendees will: Have a chance to ask a question to a Certified Massachusetts Landlord…
Short Virtual Meeting Wed Oct 4th: Message boards How-to including Facebook Group
This members-only presentation will review our message boards and Facebook group. If you’ve wanted to understand more about how these work or start using them, this event is for you!…
Short Virtual Meeting Wed Oct 4th: Message boards How-to including Facebook Group
This members-only presentation will review our message boards and Facebook group. If you’ve wanted to understand more about how these work or start using them, this event is for you!…
Statewide Virtual Meeting Thu Sep 14th: Insurance Market Outlook, Rising Rates
This presentation will give us a chance to discuss and share experience with the insurance market and the steep increase in premiums we’ve experienced over the last couple of years.…
Letter from the Executive Director for September 2023: Three Year Planning
August flew by for me because I had an apartment for rent and received 161 inquiries over two weeks. The housing market is quite bad for renters at the moment.…
Landlord Accounting Software for Your Rental Property: Stessa Overview
According to the US Census Bureau, small-portfolio, non-institutional landlords—in other words, ordinary individuals and families—own about 75% of all rental property. Some of them may want to be full-time landlords,…