Worcester Breaks Ground on Housing for Those Experiencing Homelessness
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords, Inc. On August 29, 2022, the Worcester Housing Authority broke ground on A Place to Live, a housing complex two years in the planning that will…
How to Avoid Discriminating Against Someone Based on Ancestry
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Inc. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants or prospective renters based on their ancestry. (The FHA specifies that “ancestry”…
Massachusetts Signs CROWN Act Into Law – Discrimination Based on Protective Hairstyles Now Illegal
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Inc. On July 26, 2022, Gov. Charlie Baker signed Massachusetts’ own version of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hairstyles) Act into…
Letter from the Executive Director for September 2022: Hottest Yet
In August we advanced our mission to create better rental housing through conversations on climate, lead, evictions and rent control. Also the RentHelper service reached a new milestone. This summer…
Is it Legal to Have Blocked Dates for Move-Outs in a Month-to-month Tenancy?
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Inc. Some Massachusetts landlords are reportedly turning the idea of a tenancy at will on its head by attempting to block their renters from giving notice…
MassLandlords to Appeal Recent Dismissal of Court Petition for DHCD Data
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. A lawsuit brought by MassLandlords that would force the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to release data that could shed light on a…
Landlording by the Numbers September 2022
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State Cans Two Most Egregious Rent Control Bills; Sends To Study
Two Senate-sponsored bills that would have enabled the return of rent control in Massachusetts have been sent to study, meaning they will not become codified into law. Senate bill S.886,…
Geothermal Pilot Project in Framingham Could Have Broad Impact on Rental Heating and Cooling
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc If a three-year geothermal pilot project being launched this year in the city of Framingham is successful, it could dramatically shift urban energy commerce, consumption…
State Legislature Makes Tenants Rights Sheet Permanent Requirement for Issuing Notice to Quit, Temporarily Extends Copies and Continuances
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords, Inc. A pandemic measure that required landlords to notify their tenants of their rights when issuing a notice to quit for nonpayment of rent has been…