Letter from the Executive Director for July 2022
June brought with it new realizations about inflation and interest rates. It also brought us one hearing closer to our goal of bringing greater transparency to rental assistance. Inflation is…
Landlords: Don’t Invest Your Security Deposits in Bitcoin
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords, Inc. A Massachusetts renter came to Reddit in early June with a wild story: their landlord was withholding almost half of their security deposit after investing…
Help Your Clients and Friends Save and Grow Their Business with Free MassLandlords Marketing Materials
We invite all our members to order free MassLandlords flyers and marketing materials to share with your clients, customers, service providers, friends and others. We will provide you with flyers,…
Trespasser or Tenant? Superior Court Case Helps Define the Difference
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc Imagine you are accused of being a trespasser in your own home, the home you’ve lived in for more than eight years. You’re hauled into…
Security Cameras Becoming Standard for Rentals
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc Security cameras are an exploding industry. Security and surveillance cameras and CCTV (closed circuit television) systems are becoming ubiquitous, used widely among law enforcement agencies,…
Summer Notice for 2022 Annual Business Meeting and Elections
MassLandlords’ mission is to create better rental housing by helping prospective, new, and current owners run profitable, compliant, quality businesses. We are a 501(c)6 trade association. We have two democratic…
Letter from the Executive Director for June 2022: Marketing, Addresses, Public Records
In May, we were busy. I have three updates to share, all related: we marketed to potential new members, we built an address comparison capability and we advanced our public…
Matthew Desmond’s ‘Evicted’ 6 Years Later: Good Copy, But Does It Tell the Whole Story?
By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords “Evicted,” published in 2016 by Matthew Desmond, forced Americans to look at the housing crisis in their own backyards and changed how we talk about eviction.…
No Mow May – A Proposal for Massachusetts Property Owners to Help Protect Pollinators
By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc No Mow May is a simple concept: don’t mow your lawn in May. No Mow May is an international campaign requesting that property owners refrain…
Boston’s Lack of Transparency Weakens the Democratic Process
Our eyes are on Boston this month, as it makes local and national news for its lack of transparency in government dealings. From a pro-rent-control coalition springing up out of…