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According to 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth, small businesses including landlords must take steps to protect important information Massachusetts residents give them.  For landlords especially, who often get access to detailed credit and personal histories, including social security numbers, having a…

Each year, you must issue the security deposit statement below. Follow our Security Deposit Checklist to be sure you are in compliance.

Each year, landlords who took last month’s rent in advance must issue a Last Month’s Rent Annual Statement like the one below. The penalties for failing to issue this statement are much less serious than the Security Deposit law. You will owe interest and attorney’s fees, but not three times…

Our independent contractor agreement is a member-contributed form. It has been sent for attorney review but this version has not been reviewed by an attorney. We know it is very one-sidedly pro-landlord. Past Presentations Worcester 2019-12-11 Worcester 2019-10-09 Slides are available only for members in good standing who are logged…

The Criminal Offender Record Information system recently opened up to allow landlords access to criminal records for the purpose of evaluating prospective tenants.  Because the information is easily misunderstood and can result in discriminatory over-reactions, they are very careful about how they let landlords use the system. You must obtain…