Local Voucher Program Approved
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Waltham city council votes to allocate $2.1 million of the Community Preservation Act funds for up to 50 local families in need of housing assistance.
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Waltham city council votes to allocate $2.1 million of the Community Preservation Act funds for up to 50 local families in need of housing assistance.
Housing Court expansion: Better or worse for landlords?
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Massachusetts is set to expand the state housing court, a move that has advantages for tenants but fewer benefits for landlords.
No Trespassing! Unless anyone wants ice cream?
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Mass. Supreme Court affirms homeless individuals may tresspass to save their lives, but Great Barrington man was neither homeless nor in danger.
Real Estate Bar Association Appoints Landlord Attorney Emil Ward to Dispute Resolution Panel
Real Estate Bar Association appoints experienced pro-landlord Attorney Emil Ward to its subsidiary Dispute Resolution panel
HUD Bans Convictions (not just Arrests) as Automatic Disqualifier on Rental Applications
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Department of Housing and Urban Development bans blanket disqualifications for tenants with criminal convictions; landlords must consider cases individually
Successful Pilot of the Massachusetts Landlords Defense Fund
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Landlord Defense Fund does well with pilot: Funds collected to help a landord in need are paid back after he wins case, priming it to assist others.
Announcing the Massachusetts Landlord Defense Fund and Property Rights Fund
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MassLandlords creates two funds: one helps landlords with legal defenses, the other works to overturn one-sided property laws.
Harvard Legal Aid offers to drop lawsuit if Cruz takes offer of $600,000
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Harvard law students offer to drop legal action against School Street landlord if Cruz sells property for $600,000, but tenants were unaware of negotiaons.
Senate Commission Report Overlooked Despite Containing a Good Bipartisan Idea
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News regarding the final report issued by Senate Special Commission on Housing overlooks Landlord-Tenant Guarantee: Insurance Against Homelessness.
Springfield MA Debates Mandatory Rental Inspections
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Springfield to vote April 4 on whether to follow Milford, Boston and require mandatory rental inspections, but prior Ohio case ruled them unconstitutional.