Statewide Virtual Meeting Mon Nov 27th: Rent Control History Website and 2024 Ballot Status


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Did they do it? We'll know just before Thanksgiving if Representative Mike Connolly has gathered enough signatures to put rent control on the ballot in 2024. This ballot initiative is hideous for its vagueness and all-encompassing cruelty. It would allow towns and cities to put landlords in jail for no reason, ban move-in monies, and prevent repairs. It would impose unelected, unaccountable rent control on Massachusetts. And the crazy thing is: we've seen it all before!

We'll review the history of rent control in Massachusetts. We'll share the true, verified stories of how Peter Petrillo died of a heart attack. How George Tarvezian was jailed. How the Bolognas were bankrupted. And we'll show it all on our soon-to-be launched educational web site opposing this ballot initiative.

Attendees will:

  • Learn about the gross ballot initiative for 2024 and where it stands.
  • See the true history of rent control and a sneak preview of our new website.
  • Learn what steps you can take to volunteer and donate.
  • Learn how we are coordinating with industry groups statewide.

Did you know rent control clobbered funding for schools and city government? We'll show you this and more.

Attendees will leave knowing more about the rent control ballot initiative and our good work to oppose it.

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MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi

Buildings built before 1947 were 9% more likely to be structurally unsound. A picture of a boarded up building demonstrates this. Two-thirds of rent savings were offset by reduced maintenance. Another polaroid shows this.

The website will show polaroids from the 1980s. This will address a non-landlord audience. Visitors can scroll up and down to learn about rent control’s one benefit and many flaws.

Part of this presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,500 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"Doug's presentation was excellent. He was very clear and provided detailed explanations." -Larry

"Doug always holds very informative classes full of substance and Very organized!" -Thomas

"Your answers to member's questions were most helpful." -Liz

Erin Zamarro of A.A. Zamarro Realty will
moderate open Q&A time.
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Open Q&A time for this event will be moderated by Erin Zamarro. Erin is a real estate broker in Worcester, operating since 2008. She is a member of MassLandlords and the National Association of Realtors. Erin frequently works with buyers and sellers of multifamily or investment properties, as well as assisting property owners with rentals. She owns 8 units in Worcester.

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Rent Control History Website and 2024 Ballot Status
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Monday, November 27th

Virtual Meeting Agenda

  • 5:00 pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
  • 5:40 pm Presentation
  • 6:40 pm Virtual Meeting ends

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Time: Nov 27, 2023 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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