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Would Boston Mayor Wu’s Rent Control Proposal Help or Hinder Housing?

First Published February 28th, 2023 | Updated November 10th, 2025 Posted in News - 3 Comments

a photo of the exterior of Boston City Hall, a large, modern concrete-and-brick building, shown with the American and state flags flying in the wind.

Boston Mayor Wu’s recently published rent control proposal features some distinctions from past failed policies, but would it fare any better?

How Do Rent Control Boards Benefit the Wealthy and Well Connected?

First Published February 27th, 2023 | Updated September 30th, 2025 Posted in News - 3 Comments

Colliers advertises services, research & insights, properties, experts, multiple offices, careers, news, investor relations, and suggests work towards environment social and governance goals. Five glass high rises each over 25 floors reflect clouds passing far above ordinary people.

This article has been adapted from testimony submitted to Boston City Council on Feb. 22 opposed to Docket #0408 rent control.

MassLandlords, Inc., Sues City of Boston for Public Records Related to Mayor’s Rent Control Committee

First Published February 27th, 2023 | Updated September 30th, 2025 Posted in News - 7 Comments

An iPad sits on a table showing a page from the City of Boston website. The page title is “Members of Rent Stabilization Advisory Committee Announced.” The date is March 11, 2022. Derivative of image licensed by Unsplash.

Boston defied orders from state Supervisor of Records to show emails from nonprofit and for-profit developers, favored over renters and housing operators alike in both appointments and final proposal.

Southbridge Mon Mar 06: Set up Your Investment Property to Protect Yourself and Maximize Investments

Posted on February 24th, 2023 Posted in events - 0 Comments

SWCLA speaker for the March 6th meeting will be Dennis Antonopoulos, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, since 2014. His office is located in Auburn at 5 Albert Street. You can reach him at 508 832 5385 or at dennis.antonopoulos@edwardjones.com Dennis specializes in working with individuals and small companies. He has been…

Statewide Virtual Meeting Thu Mar 9th: How to Screen Tenants Using an Applicant Qualifier

First Published February 24th, 2023 | Updated April 4th, 2024 Posted in events - 2 Comments

This presentation will review our applicant qualifier in-depth. Best practice for screening tenants includes using an applicant qualifier. This objective point-scoring system ensures that your very expensive rental property will not be rented to the wrong tenant based on “gut feel”. Also, this guarantees applicants equal housing opportunity without…

Why Was Cambridge’s Rent Control Racist? Why Would Boston’s Be the Same?

First Published February 23rd, 2023 | Updated April 20th, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

On Availability Discrimination under Rent Control. Heikki A. Loikkanen. Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland. Scand. J. Economics 87 (3) 500-520, 1985. Statistical discrimination and search theory approaches are used to consider the behavior of a landlord with a vacant rental unit. Often, and especially under rent control, rents cannot be differentiated by tenant type...

The following has been adapted from written testimony provided to the City of Boston Hearing for Docket #0408 on rent control Feb. 22, 2023.

An Open Letter to Boston City Council about Rent Control and G.L. Chapter 40P

Posted on February 20th, 2023 Posted in News - 2 Comments

Boston City Hall looms large in a black and white photo. The words Rent Control run along its upper roof line.

This letter opposed to Mayor Wu’s rent control was sent to Boston City Council in early February. A similar letter was sent to the legislature.

Can a Landlord Put Professional Cleaning Fees in a Lease?

First Published February 6th, 2023 | Updated October 31st, 2025 Posted in News - 11 Comments

This photograph shows an empty room with a beige carpet and white walls and ceiling. One wall has a window with blinds that are partially open, the wall opposite it appears to have a mirrored closet door.

Security deposit law says you cannot deduct from the security deposit for reasonable wear and tear, but can you charge your tenants for cleaning after they move out?

How Do Heat Pumps Work and What Makes Them So Great?

First Published February 2nd, 2023 | Updated July 16th, 2024 Posted in News - 3 Comments

A Mitsubishi electric heat pump unit attached to the exterior of a green building.

As heat pumps move increasingly into daily conversation, we thought this is a good time for an overview of what they do and how they work.

Letter from the Executive Director for February 2023: Sponsors Needed for Deleading Credit

First Published February 1st, 2023 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in News - 1 Comment

Our Letter from the Executive Director for February 2023 looks back at January’s flurry of bill filing, Boston rent control and more.