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What is a Lodging? When Do I Need a Rooming House License?

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

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What does it mean in Massachusetts for a building to be a lodging?

Stop Rent Control Before It’s Too Late!

First Published November 4th, 2025 | Updated November 20th, 2025

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

Renting Less Than Four Rooms: Sanitary Code Tips

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

A photograph of a bedroom with the door open, revealing a kitchen in the next room. A double bed with a gray bedspread takes up most of the room, with a dresser and window on the opposite wall. The walls are white.

Renting four or more rooms individually may require a license, but remember the state sanitary code provides rules for landlords renting out three or fewer rooms, as well.

Rent Control Ballot 2026: Content and Analysis

First Published November 3rd, 2025 | Updated November 20th, 2025 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.

Volunteer

First Published September 25th, 2018 | Updated August 25th, 2025

Our annual elections are just one way volunteers help steer MassLandlords, Inc. Get involved today.

Outcomes for December 2023

Posted on August 23rd, 2025

Massachusetts Eviction Data and Housing Court Statistics: Outcomes for December 2023 filings

Landlords Raising Rent in Anticipation of Possible Rent Control Deadline; Nonprofit Loophole

Posted on November 20th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

The November 2026 ballot initiative set Jan. 31, 2026, as the deadline for market-rate rent increases. Landlords raised rent in anticipation on especially long-term renters. A loophole prevents the need.