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First Published February 23rd, 2014 | Updated February 26th, 2025

MassLandlords privacy policy.

State Error in Your Favor? Or a Bonanza for ADUs?

Posted on February 26th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Photo of a triple-decker apartment building, painted cream with rust trim, with a driveway running alongside to a garage in the back, under an overcast sky.

Want to build an ADU on your triple-decker or business lot? With new state regulations, it might be permitted.

YIMBY: Cambridge Adopts Six Stories By Right in Landmark Zoning Change

Posted on February 26th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A photograph shows the Harvard Red Line public transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on an overcast day. Two escalators descend underground. Several people (out of focus) are near or on the escalators. The sign above the station reads “Harvard Buses and Trains.”

Landmark zoning decision incentivizes affordable housing and removes setback restrictions, with no special permit required for buildings under 75,000 square feet.

Do You Take a Security Deposit? Let Us Know Where You Stand

Posted on February 25th, 2025

Screen shot of the Massachusetts security deposit law, M.G.L. Ch. 186 S. 15B, as posted at malegilsature.gov.

How To Get Rid Of Mice

First Published December 14th, 2018 | Updated February 24th, 2025

Mice contaminate our crops and spread various diseases by biting us and leaving urine and feces on surfaces. They can also introduce fleas, carry ticks infected with Lyme Disease and carry an assortment of mites. Mice also carry Hantavirus, which causes severe respiratory infections in humans. Mice love to gnaw…

Early Warning System

First Published August 21st, 2019 | Updated February 17th, 2025

MassLandlords has automatic monitors running on key state and city websites. These sites are the locations where public notices will be announced for important issues, like the state-wide rent control bill, or your local town’s real estate tax rate hearing.