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Can Massachusetts Landlords Charge for Solar?

First Published May 12th, 2019 | Updated August 16th, 2024 Posted in best landlord practices - 3 Comments

This article goes in-depth on the Massachusetts laws and regulations that impact how and whether landlords can charge for solar.

Recap of Attorney Richard Vetstein’s Presentation in Waltham

First Published December 13th, 2017 | Updated April 13th, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, News - 0 Comments

Recap of Attorney Richard Vetstein’s Presentation in Waltham - Attorney Vetstein covered Housing Court expansion, post-foreclosure eviction changes...

Child Window Safety: Should Landlords Pay for Window Guards?

First Published October 1st, 2017 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 5 Comments

Child Window Safety: Should Landlords Pay for Window Guards? New legislation proposes that landlords should be responsible for installing and maintaining...

Beware of Cameras that Record Audio

First Published September 30th, 2017 | Updated May 1st, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 17 Comments

Beware of Cameras that Record Audio - New cameras like the Ring doorbell app may not be compliant with Massachusetts law...

Engineered Lumber Suspected in Waltham, Dorchester Conflagrations

First Published August 26th, 2017 | Updated May 1st, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 0 Comments

In 'Engineered Lumber Suspected in Waltham, Dorchester Conflagrations' we discuss the fires in Dorchester and Waltham may have been accelerated by...

Questions and Answers for August 2017

First Published August 23rd, 2017 | Updated April 24th, 2023 Posted in best landlord practices, News - 1 Comment

Adapted from our members only message boards, where members can ask questions and get answers. Practicing landlords and service providers answer questions..

Questions and Answers for July 2017

First Published July 24th, 2017 | Updated August 11th, 2021 Posted in advice, best landlord practices, News - 0 Comments

Adapted from our message boards, where members can ask questions and get answers. Practicing landlords and service providers answer questions, and...

Top 5 Things You Need to Know as a Landlord in Massachusetts – 2017 Edition

First Published July 22nd, 2017 | Updated July 10th, 2025 Posted in advice, best landlord practices, Did you know?, News - 21 Comments

It happens regularly. A new or inexperienced landlord writes something into a lease or takes some action that seems reasonable, but in fact is illegal.

Social Media as a Business Tool for Landlords and Property Managers: Part 1

First Published June 27th, 2017 | Updated April 27th, 2023 Posted in advice, best landlord practices, News - 0 Comments

Having an online presence is becoming ever more important, especially for business owners. The easiest and most effective way to start or upgrade your....

Questions and Answers for May 2017

First Published May 30th, 2017 | Updated April 24th, 2023 Posted in advice, best landlord practices, News - 3 Comments

Questions and Answers for May 2017 is a short monthly piece where we publish a question that was answered on one of the MassLandlords message boards.