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Proceed With Caution: Accepting RAFT Payments Means Dismissing Evictions

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A street view of the Fenton Judicial Center, home of the Lawrence session of the Northeastern Housing Court. It is a multi-story brick building with the American and Massachusetts state flags flying out front.

Taking a partial payment for rent owed requires landlords to agree to dismiss any pending evictions under RAFT contracts.

Mass. Federal Judge Orders HUD to Release Held Grant Money; Mass. Fair Housing Center Back Online

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A screen shot of part of a text conversation between a housing provider and a prospective tenant. The first message reads “Hello Gwen, Sure! I’m showing the unit today at 3 pm. Would you and your husband by available to stop by? If not, what other day and time would work for you? The unit is available for 09/01/23, would that work for you?” The reply reads “Yes, that works. I will try to swing by today at 3 pm. I also wanted to follow up and ask if this unit accepts Section 8 housing vouchers?” The reply from the housing provider reads “Unfortunately, vouchers are not allowed for this building. So sorry!”

Fair housing groups were informed that promised grant money would be blocked; but courts ruled the funding was not properly terminated.

EOHLC to Cut Housing Benefits; 23,000 Federal Vouchers Affected in Mass.

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A cartoon image of a blue triple-decker house sitting on a green patch of land. In the foreground, a pair of hands holding a large chainsaw cuts off pieces of the right corner of the house.

Security deposit payments, utility allowances and other benefits under the Moving to Work pilot program have been cut due to funding concerns, according to EOHLC.

Incentives Needed for Air-to-Water Heat Pump Conversions in Multifamilies: An Open letter to the Program Administrators of Mass Save

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

photo of three triple decker multifamily buildings, each painted gray, the middle one landscaped with shrubs around the front stoop, with blue sky and some wispy clouds overhead.

For tens of thousands of multifamily owners with hydronic systems, Mass Save incentives to convert to air source heat pumps are not effective. We have a proposal.

Letter from the Executive Director for May 2025: Rule of Law Slipping

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for May 2025 reflects on how the rule of law is slipping away at city, state and federal levels.

How to Screen with Eviction Sealing: Rental Application v20.5 Released; Accommodates Eviction Sealing.

Posted on April 29th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Members can now use MassLandlords rental application v20.5, which accounts for eviction sealing in a small but significant way.

Letter from the Executive Director for April 2025: Thank you for Accurately Reporting

Posted on March 25th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for April 2025 gives notice about changes to our terms and conditions as well as updates about our longer-term initiatives.

Beware the “Massachusetts Landlords” Facebook Group

Posted on March 25th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Can you spot the difference? One of these is our previous Facebook header and the other is the current fake site. Two tablets show very similar header images.