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Rental Criteria Checklist for Screening Prospective Tenants

Updated January 5th, 2023: More current references related to creating a rental criteria checklist were added, as well as more current resources. As a landlord, you already have a lot…

Non-Seasonal Rent Decreases on the Horizon

Non-seasonal decreases in average asking rents are coming, Yardi Matrix says in a special multifamily rent forecast for 2023. Yardi Matrix says interest rates that continue to rise, “will, eventually,…

Emotional Support Animal Housing Laws: A Landlord’s Guide

Updated January 4th 2023: New and higher quality reference material was found and added to the article As the willingness of doctors to prescribe emotional support animals (ESA) continues to…

Two-Thirds Of Renters Renewed Leases In 2022

Almost two-thirds of renters renewed leases in 2022 in a market that’s still hindered by record home prices and surging interest rates, RentCafé says in their year-end report for 2022.…

Landlording by the Numbers January 2023

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Letter from the Executive Director for January 2023: A New Legislative Session

In December, we continued to improve MassLandlords processes, respond to media requests and update our services. And January marks the start of a new legislative session with a new governor-elect,…

Inflation Reduction Act Now in Effect – How Will it Impact Landlords and Housing?

By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. The Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark legislative package signed into law by President Joseph Biden on Aug. 6, 2022, includes several tax and other incentives…

Everything Landlords Should Know About Emotional Support Animals

Emotional support animals can be a challenge for landlords and requests for accommodation may catch a property manager off guard when presented with their first emotional support animal letter, so…

9 Key Rental Market Trends From 2022 and Impact on 2023

As we close out the year, the Apartment List research team has rounded up a summary of the key rental market trends that defined 2022 and those expected to define…

Tenant Refuses To Return Keys After Leaving My Rental

What should you do if a tenant refuses to return keys after leaving your rental property is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an…