(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…

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…

Rent Control: H.1378 and its companion S.886; H1440 and its companion S889; H.3721, H4229 Right to Purchase: H.1426 and its companion S890; H4208 Our elected officials depend on a connection…

By Douglas Quattrochi, Executive Director MassLandlords’ 2021 lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has revealed that more than half of all applications for rental assistance have…

The Joint Committee on Housing will report a slew of bills on rent control (H.1378, H.1440, H.3721, H.4229, S.886, S.889) and right of first refusal (S.890, H.1426, H.4208) between March…

They don’t teach real estate investing in high school or college. You have to go out and learn it on your own. Toward that end, we offer hundreds of free…

How to figure if vacancy rates in your rental property are good or bad, and 3 possible reasons for high vacancy rates and tenant turnover can chip away any landlord…

Taxes can be quite hard to understand, and many landlords have questions on their minds as the tax season approaches. Among these are: what is a 1099 tax form, and…

An upsurge of tenants requesting reasonable accommodation due to allergies can create a challenges for rental housing providers. By the Fair Housing Institute There has been a noticeable upsurge of…

By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. The question of renters insurance and whether it can be legally required as a condition of starting a lease in Massachusetts is open to debate.…