Rent Control Ballot Initiative 2026
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 A ballot initiative filed in 2025 seeks to make it to a 2026 statewide vote. Did MassLandlords single-handedly end it?
						
			A ballot initiative filed in 2025 seeks to make it to a 2026 statewide vote. Did MassLandlords single-handedly end it?
            
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 A ballot initiative filed in 2025 seeks to make it to a 2026 statewide vote. Did MassLandlords single-handedly end it?
						
			A ballot initiative filed in 2025 seeks to make it to a 2026 statewide vote. Did MassLandlords single-handedly end it?
            
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 Our Letter from the Executive Director for September 2025 reviews lots of work done in many different areas. The MUC GoFundMe is live!
						
			Our Letter from the Executive Director for September 2025 reviews lots of work done in many different areas. The MUC GoFundMe is live!
            
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 Billions of dollars of distributive funding are available to decarbonize housing in Massachusetts thanks to the Mass Save plan.
						
			Billions of dollars of distributive funding are available to decarbonize housing in Massachusetts thanks to the Mass Save plan.
            
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 In Peebles v. JRK, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled landlords may not use the renter’s security deposit to pay for cleaning or other reasonable wear and tear, even if the lease requires it.
						
			In Peebles v. JRK, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled landlords may not use the renter’s security deposit to pay for cleaning or other reasonable wear and tear, even if the lease requires it.
            
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 Renting four or more rooms individually may require a license, but remember the state sanitary code provides rules for landlords renting out three or fewer rooms, as well.
						
			Renting four or more rooms individually may require a license, but remember the state sanitary code provides rules for landlords renting out three or fewer rooms, as well.
            
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 What does it mean in Massachusetts for a building to be a lodging?
						
			What does it mean in Massachusetts for a building to be a lodging?
            
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 Our new conservancy MUC is raising funds to support its first project, the purchase, protection and removal of invasive plants from a small plot in Randolph.
						
			Our new conservancy MUC is raising funds to support its first project, the purchase, protection and removal of invasive plants from a small plot in Randolph.
            
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 The homesharing bills as drafted would allow 3-day evictions, would not require going to court, and would open the door to economic subservience and other social ills.
						
			The homesharing bills as drafted would allow 3-day evictions, would not require going to court, and would open the door to economic subservience and other social ills.
            
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 MassLandlords will only support the RAFT program if it contains a provision that its records are public records, insofar as they describe the address the public is paying for.
						
			MassLandlords will only support the RAFT program if it contains a provision that its records are public records, insofar as they describe the address the public is paying for.
            
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 Billing your former tenants for trash removal, abandoned items or other move-out costs may be lawful, but use caution.
						
			Billing your former tenants for trash removal, abandoned items or other move-out costs may be lawful, but use caution.