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Uncompensated Public Use of Private Property? Stop Rent Control!

First Published November 4th, 2025 | Updated April 27th, 2026

The 2026 rent control ballot initiative removes landlords' right to compensation and is unconstitutional. Help us before it's too late: Donate today.

Press Release: White Paper Pushes For Compensated Form of Rent Control via Ballot Question Alternative

First Published January 16th, 2026 | Updated April 27th, 2026 Posted in policy, press releases - 0 Comments

Our white paper encourages legislators to supersede the 2026 Massachuetts rent control ballot question, for which signatures have been gathered.

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.

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First Published June 13th, 2017 | Updated April 30th, 2026

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First Published January 7th, 2014 | Updated April 29th, 2026

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Housing for Massachusetts Landlord Briefing. Thu Apr 30th, 10 am – 11 am Zoom.

First Published April 23rd, 2026 | Updated April 28th, 2026

Housing for Massachusetts Landlord Briefing. Thu Apr 30th, 10 am - 11 am Zoom.

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

Posted on April 27th, 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.

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.

Supreme Judicial Court To Hear Rent Control Opposition Case May 6

First Published April 21st, 2026 | Updated April 27th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A photograph of the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, a multistory stone building.

Litigation against the November 2026 rent control ballot question charges that the initiative is unconstitutional.

Uncompensated Public Use of Private Property? Stop Rent Control!

Press Release: White Paper Pushes For Compensated Form of Rent Control via Ballot Question Alternative

Rent Control Ballot 2026: Content and Analysis

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About Us and Our Mission

Housing for Massachusetts Landlord Briefing. Thu Apr 30th, 10 am – 11 am Zoom.

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

MassLandlords Submits Amicus Briefs to SJC Against Rent Control Ballot Question

Supreme Judicial Court To Hear Rent Control Opposition Case May 6

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