By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. Tax credits for landlords. That is the latest proposal to make whole housing providers who have lost rental income from tenants who stopped paying rent this year, in part or full due to COVID-19 and the economic response. Under the provisions of bill 191 H.5018…

By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. It’s too early to determine the full impact on fair housing that may result from the rescission this year of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. At the least, as a result of the rule’s rescission, communities in Massachusetts and across the country are…

By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Writer A question on several Massachusetts districts’ ballots this November will deal with government transparency at the state level. When voters select their presidential and representative candidates of choice, they will also be asked to vote for or against an initiative that would support making the…

By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. When the state’s moratorium on evictions ends – and it will eventually! – rather than getting before a judge to resolve tenant disputes, you might consider other, less arduous, alternatives to eviction. Whether your goal is to get your tenant to move out or to…

If you are reading this, you survived the Massachusetts eviction moratorium “version one”. “Version two” is now before the legislature. October was a month dedicated to navigating this transition from state law to federal regulation. We have tried to avoid a return to state-level housing partisanship. Where we go from…

By Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Writer There are at two recent elections in Massachusetts that highlight the importance of ranked choice voting. If you are unfamiliar with ranked choice voting, per ballotpedia, it is “an electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots.  Preferences are considered and…

By Eric Weld, MassLandlords, Inc. Live webinars and webinar recordings from MassLandlords events serve as an essential resource for members and the public seeking information about renting and property ownership. In 2020, since the COVID-19 pandemic and response, and subsequent limitations on in-person gatherings, our webinars and webinar recordings have…