An Open Letter to Boston City Council on Just Cause Eviction
Just Cause Eviction is favored by certain tenant advocates who fear market forces, gentrification and displacement. We urge you not to pursue it.
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Just Cause Eviction is favored by certain tenant advocates who fear market forces, gentrification and displacement. We urge you not to pursue it.
Worcester Housing Authority “Tough Love” Produces Results and Eye Rolling
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Worcester Housing Authority “Tough Love” Produces Results and Eye Rolling
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When the Worcester Housing Authority announced that it had tripled aggregate wages for its residents, we took notice. Why hasn't HUD adopted this program?
RCAP Solutions Incompetence sends Section 8 Tenant to ER
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In May 2015 RCAP Solutions, a Section 8 administrator, made itself a decadent example of public subsidy gone horribly wrong.
Senate Special Commission on Housing – Second Meeting
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The Senate Special Commission on Housing met for the second time on June 24, 2015, and MassLandlords teamed up with tenants to focus on landlord-tenant law.
How to Create Affordable Housing in Massachusetts
Ideas from landlords on how to Create Affordable Housing in Massachusetts.
Housing is not a Justification for Higher Minimum Wage
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Housing is increasingly being used as a justification for increasing the minimum wage, but there are four reasons why this is faulty logic.
MetroWest Property Owners Association joins MassLandlords.net
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The MetroWest Property Owners Association of Marlborough and Framingham joined MassLandlords.net on May 19, 2015. Press release.
A “How To” for Better Tenant Screening
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This detailed case study shows one landlord's tenant screening process. We evaluate the process and advise how they could do it better.
Massachusetts Senate Special Commission on Housing
The special commission on housing had its first meeting on April 28th, 2015. Read this report from MassLandlords.net Executive Director Doug Quattrochi.