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Today MassLandlords released a study that found significant differences in eviction cases between Housing Court and District Court.
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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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?
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In May 2015 RCAP Solutions, a Section 8 administrator, made itself a decadent example of public subsidy gone horribly wrong.
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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.
Ideas from landlords on how to Create Affordable Housing in Massachusetts.
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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.
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The MetroWest Property Owners Association of Marlborough and Framingham joined MassLandlords.net on May 19, 2015. Press release.
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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.