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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.
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HUD says discrimination for political affiliation is legal, but denying tenancy to Trump supporters may open you to disparate impact lawsuits.
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If you pay for a third party criminal check, buyer beware! Massachusetts, Wyoming, Delaware, and South Dakota all restrict release of criminal records.
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"Just cause eviction" is a proposed city ordinance sponsored by some tenant advocates who want to prevent gentrification.
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Chief Justice Ralph Gants of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court urged expansion of the Housing Court to the entire state.
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Massachusetts voters may have to decide this coming November whether to legalize cannabis (marijuana) in the way that alcohol is legal.
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We had believed that no way, no how could a landlord get their tenants or their tenants' guests to waive their right to sue. Well, hold that thought.
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Today MassLandlords released a study that found significant differences in eviction cases between Housing Court and District Court.
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The MassLandlords strategy is to have a public policy advocate, but that doesn't stop any one of us from seeing if something can be done about Rent Escrow.
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