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Recent News Stories Pile onto Landlords

First Published October 4th, 2017 | Updated April 25th, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Recent News Stories Pile onto Landlords - “Landlord” in newspaper headlines is usually a dirty word. Subscriptions to the print edition of our newsletter...

How to Get a Bat out of an Apartment

First Published October 3rd, 2017 | Updated May 1st, 2023 Posted in extermination, News - 0 Comments

How to Get a Bat out of an Apartment - A DIY article for landlords wanting to know how to get a bat out of an apartment. Discusses permanent exclusion...

Social Media as a Business Tool for Landlords and Property Managers: Part 2

First Published October 2nd, 2017 | Updated April 27th, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Social Media as a Business Tool for Landlords and Property Managers: Part 2 - In this part, we’ll describe how landlords already using Facebook can boost...

Child Window Safety: Should Landlords Pay for Window Guards?

First Published October 1st, 2017 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 5 Comments

Child Window Safety: Should Landlords Pay for Window Guards? New legislation proposes that landlords should be responsible for installing and maintaining...

Beware of Cameras that Record Audio

First Published September 30th, 2017 | Updated May 1st, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 17 Comments

Beware of Cameras that Record Audio - New cameras like the Ring doorbell app may not be compliant with Massachusetts law...

DIY Guide to Fall Prevention: Roof Safety Tips

First Published September 28th, 2017 | Updated May 1st, 2023 Posted in News - 2 Comments

DIY Guide to Fall Prevention: Roof Safety Tips - We all know that houses break over time. Roofs, chimneys, and gutters are no exception. Big jobs qualify...

Letter from the Executive Director for September 2017

Posted on September 27th, 2017 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Letter from the Executive Director for September 2017 is the letter that the Executive Director wrote for all subscribers to read.

Sweeping Rewrite of State Sanitary Code, No Landlord Input?

First Published September 8th, 2017 | Updated February 5th, 2021 Posted in News - 6 Comments

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Landlords interested in having a voice in the rewrite of the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code should submit comments by end of September.

Letter from the Executive Director for August 2017

Posted on August 30th, 2017 Posted in News - 0 Comments

In this month's Letter from the Executive Director, Doug discusses how we took two important steps, one related to events, another related to policy...

In-Depth: Climate Change and Massachusetts Real Estate

First Published August 29th, 2017 | Updated November 17th, 2025 Posted in Did you know?, ma vs world, News - 1 Comment

In 'In-Depth: Climate Change and Massachusetts Real Estate' we cover brass-tacks climate change for existing and prospective real estate owners and managers