July Notice for 2025 Annual Business Meeting and Elections

MassLandlords, Inc. is a 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association. Our mission is to create better rental housing in Massachusetts by helping current, new and prospective landlords run sustainable, compliant, quality businesses. We are democratically governed by our annual election for the statewide Board of Directors, as well as our ongoing policy priorities survey. The next annual election is in October 2025, and nominations are needed now.

Nominations are open for our 2025 annual election. Derivative of licensed 123rf.

Two Formal Ways Members Can Give Input

MassLandlords members can steer our actions through two formal voting channels. The first is our policy priorities survey. The second is our annual election for director.

On December 31, 2025, a Director from our statewide Board of Directors must step down. Our form of term limits prohibits consecutive terms, ensuring that every election is an open race with no incumbent. (Any past director can run again in a subsequent year.) We use score voting (highest average score wins) instead of a plurality (most votes win). This diminishes the impact of polarization. The directors who get elected tend to be those widely accepted by the most members at the time.

Steffen Amun Ra, Outgoing Director

This winter we lose Steffen Amun Ra, whose term expires Dec 31, 2025. Steff was born to teenage parents in what was then known as the Bromley-Heath Housing Projects in Boston. He started on welfare Head Start and from there went to high school at Lincoln Sudbury through METCO. He enlisted in the army and served for five years, with a leave to start and complete college at Bridgewater State. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science, was commissioned as an army lieutenant, and flew as an army aviator for six years. He then transferred to the air national guard and became an airline pilot for a major airline. He is presently a 737 captain and manages rentals in Boston and Worcester.

Will you or a colleague step up to carry Steffen’s work forward with MassLandlords? We have a great team of Directors in place. Because of the removal of a prior director, and the failure of a prior election to be contested, we can fill up to three seats this year.

Reach Out to Us

Each region where MassLandlords members meet has a local network and message board and in many cases a volunteer board. The local volunteer boards may be by appointment or by local decision.

You can also run for state-wide director yourself. But remember it’s a state-wide race! You will need to prepare a biography detailing what you can bring to the Board and what is your vision of MassLandlords in five years. You will also need to campaign on the message boards at a minimum.

The Board of Directors

Nominate someone for Board of Directors online or by emailing hello@masslandlords.net. Members in good standing can learn more about our bylaws and voting at MassLandlords.net/governance.

Read more about our Annual Business Meeting and Annual Elections.