About

We help owners rent their property, as well as advocate for better laws.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create better rental housing in Massachusetts by helping current, new and prospective landlords run sustainable, compliant, and quality businesses.

MassLandlords organizes opportunities for landlord education and networking; advocates among all stakeholders for appropriate laws, regulations, court decisions, and ordinances; and maintains the Certified Massachusetts Landlord™ program, which is founded on commitments to do what is right for ourselves, our properties, our renters, and the community at large.

A major focus is housing journalism, which is supported by membership dues and an optional add-on subscription. We are filling one part of the void left by the decline of newspapers.

Because we are supported primarily by membership dues, we are "content first, advertising second."

The MassLandlords network represents tens of thousands of units of rental housing and receives hundreds of thousands of site visitors annually.

Our Strength

MassLandlords is as 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association. We are democratically governed by 2,512 members as of July 2. Our members operate across the Commonwealth. On average our members own 30 units each, but half own fewer than six. We are the voice of small landlords and owners who don't identify as landlords but just rent on the side.

We launched in Worcester with just under 200 members in February 2014. We grew to regularly serve Springfield, Southern Worcester County, greater Worcester, MetroWest, the Charles River watershed, Berkshire County, Cape and Islands, Lawrence, greater Boston and Cambridge/Somerville. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we expanded our virtual operations and now serve the entire state and landlords based in other states with operations in Massachusetts.

Who Can Join?

Membership is open to everyone who owns or operates rental housing in Massachusetts or provides services to those who do. Most of our members own rental property in Massachusetts. We also have affiliate memberships for service providers. Many are interested in Massachusetts housing policy, laws, and local government.

Meet The Team

MassLandlords employs and contracts with the best people we can find around the world, connected by one mission to create better rental housing in today's digital age.