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How to Avoid Discriminating Against Someone Based on Ancestry

First Published September 21st, 2022 | Updated May 13th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

This image is a drawing of the outline of the state of Massachusetts, with colored-in areas representing the approximate places where different Indigenous or Native American tribes lived. Moving left to right across the state, the Mohican area is colored light red, then the Abenaki tribe in blue sits above the Pocumtuc tribal area, which is yellow. Next comes the Nipmuc land in green, and the Wampanoag tribe covering most of the right side of the state in light orange. A tiny area at the top of the state in light blue represents the area occupied by the Pennacook tribe.

Housing discrimination based on someone’s ancestry, similar to their national origin, is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.

Filings Month Ending 2026 April 30

Posted on May 10th, 2026

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics Filings Month Ending 2026 April 30

Outcomes for September 2024

Posted on May 10th, 2026

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics: Outcomes for September 2024 filings

Which Tenant Screening Service Is Best?

First Published July 21st, 2014 | Updated May 8th, 2026 Posted in tenant screening - 68 Comments

A review of tenant screening services for credit and criminal background checks, with recommendations and warnings about Massachusetts limitations.

Cambridge Crash Course Sat Sep 19th, 8:30 am: The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording: Elevate Your Landlord Game

Posted on May 5th, 2026

Cambridge Crash Course Sat Sep 19th, 8:30 am: The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording: Elevate Your Landlord Game

Help Your Clients and Friends Save and Grow Their Business with Free MassLandlords Educational Literature

First Published June 27th, 2022 | Updated May 5th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A cartoon drawing of three people in an office setting happily sharing and looking over MassLandlords promotional postcards and brochures.

Share the message of MassLandlords benefits with your clients and friends by ordering your own set of MassLandlords flyers and marketing materials today.

Letter from the Executive Director for May 2026: Rent Control Briefs Submitted

First Published April 27th, 2026 | Updated May 4th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for May 2026 talks about all the policy work we’ve been doing.

Rent Control Ballot Initiative Shouldn’t Have Been Approved; We Are Fighting It

First Published December 26th, 2025 | Updated April 27th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

screen capture of Article 48 of the state constitution, which states that “No proposition inconsistent with any one of the following rights of the individual…shall be the subject of an initiative or referendum petition: The right to receive compensation for private property appropriated to public use,” among other rights.

MassLandlords is waging a multipronged campaign against the rent control initiative on legal, legislative, political, economic and historic grounds. We need your help for this vital challenge.

Rent Control Ballot 2026: Content and Analysis

First Published November 3rd, 2025 | Updated April 27th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

From Andrea Park, Mass. law Reform Institute, Mark Martinez, Mass. Law Reform Institute, Joel Feldman, Heisler, Feldman and Ordorica PC. Re: Proponent’s Response to Draft Summaries. Referencing G.L 40P in the summary would create confusion for voters... summarizing the language in plain English would be... necessarily partisan.

The rent control ballot initiative proposed for 2026 deletes Chapter 40P, so we review the key provisions of Chapter 40P being deleted and what the new text would propose.

MassLandlords Submits Amicus Briefs to SJC Against Rent Control Ballot Question

Posted on April 27th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A screenshot of the front page of one of our amicus briefs. It reads “Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court, Docket No. SJC-13893. Arcangelo Cella, Teresa Del Signore, Katherine Horey, and Susan M. Renfrew, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Andrea J. Campbell, in her official capacity as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and William F. Galvin, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendants-Appellees. Brief of Amicus Curiae MassLandlords, Inc. in support of appellants.” Below that are the names of the lawyers who prepared the brief: Thaddeus A. Heuer (BBO #666 730), Andrew M. London (BBO #690782), Kevin Y. Chen (BBO #707026), Foley Hoag LLP.

Two amicus briefs submitted by MassLandlords for the SJC hearing on the rent control ballot question offer detailed arguments that the petition is unconstitutional.

How to Avoid Discriminating Against Someone Based on Ancestry

Filings Month Ending 2026 April 30

Outcomes for September 2024

Which Tenant Screening Service Is Best?

Cambridge Crash Course Sat Sep 19th, 8:30 am: The MassLandlords Crash Course in Landlording: Elevate Your Landlord Game

Help Your Clients and Friends Save and Grow Their Business with Free MassLandlords Educational Literature

Letter from the Executive Director for May 2026: Rent Control Briefs Submitted

Rent Control Ballot Initiative Shouldn’t Have Been Approved; We Are Fighting It

Rent Control Ballot 2026: Content and Analysis

MassLandlords Submits Amicus Briefs to SJC Against Rent Control Ballot Question

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