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What to Do If a Tenant Dies in Your Rental, or Plans To

Posted on January 18th, 2022 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A corner of an empty apartment living room in late afternoon with sun coming in. The lower part of two photo frames on a beige wall are visible. An empty brown armchair sits in the corner. There is a brown coffee table and wood side table with a 1960s-style telephone sitting on top of it.

At some point as a landlord, you may have a renter die during their tenancy. Here’s how to handle it if someone passes away in your apartment.

MassLandlords Testimony in Opposition to An Act Enabling Local Options for Tenant Protections 192 H.1378 S.886

Posted on January 14th, 2022 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A google maps view of Petrillo Square. A three decker with apparently six units (two vertical stacks of bay windows letting in warm sun) face the marker put in place to honor Peter Petrillo. The street address is Magazine and Chestnut, Cambridge, MA.

This is an excerpt of 19 pages of testimony opposed to rent control submitted during the January 11, 2022 hearing. This excerpt focuses on 192 H.1378 S.886.

Landlords Association Files Court Suit Against DHCD to Enforce Public Records Request

Posted on January 14th, 2022 Posted in News - 0 Comments

MassLandlords, Inc., has filed a petition in the Superior Court of Suffolk County

Letter from the Executive Director for January 2022: Goals for 2022

Posted on December 30th, 2021 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for January 2022 discusses our election results, the lawsuit we filed, and our goals for 2022.

MassLandlords Annual Election Results 2021: Sullivan

Posted on December 30th, 2021 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A box and whisker plot showing election results for the 2021 election on a scale of 0 to 5 for Allyson Gray, Sanjiv Reejhsinghani, and Patrick Sullivan. Allyson Gray did well and shows a concentrated band of support. Sanjiv Reejhsinghani and Patrick Sullivan showed higher overall support and nearly identical ranges of scores, wider than Allyson's range of scores.

The 2021 election results include Patrick Sullivan on the Board of Directors. This article covers who won the 2021 election, who ran, and how you can get involved for next time.