DHCD’s Motion to Dismiss Taken Under Advisement
On Wednesday, June 15, Associate Justice Jackie A. Cowin of the Suffolk County Superior Court heard arguments for and against dismissing the lawsuit MassLandlords filed against the Department of Housing…
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…
Landlording by the Numbers May 2022
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Landlording by the Numbers April 2022
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Letter from the Executive Director for May 2022: Interviews, The State Seal and Coat of Arms
In April, we supported journalism and policy research. We also ran never-before-seen event topics and looked at a very tough buyer’s market for investors. We gave two big interviews in…