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New Biodiversity Graphic Artwork Gives Visual Tour of MUC’s Mission

First Published January 23rd, 2026 | Updated February 17th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A derived depiction of a watercolor painting looking down from high atop Boston’s tallest building, on “green” rooftops of Back Bay apartment buildings. The rooftops are all clustered with green plants and trees.

View a new, illustrated infographic on the MUC website and learn about the “why” behind the conservancy’s work.

MassLandlords Urges Legislature: Put Alternative Version of Rent Control on Ballot

Posted on January 23rd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

An image of an iPad has the cover of the white paper pulled up. The top has a banner that reads “Time Sensitive.” The headline reads “The Legislature can propose this alternative to the rent control ballot initiative scheduled for 2026.” Then it reads: “Current law already allows for rent stabilization. Here’s a White Paper on Chapter 40P Rent Stabilization. It’s a Practical Guide to Implementation. We give a sample ordinance. We give the sample Alternate Ballot Question text. The deadline to decide is January 2026.” An aerial photograph of a Massachusetts neighborhood is partially visible below.

Rent stabilization as proposed for the 2026 ballot is a disaster. Our white paper offers a different option for compensated rent stabilization.

Members: Paid Mass Save Focus Group Opportunity

Posted on January 23rd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

two external heat pumps are affixed to the side of a brick building above the windows.

To request a chance to participate in virtual feedback sessions, landlords must complete an interest form by Feb. 6, 2026.

MassLandlords Filed Hundreds of Pages of Testimony Throughout 2025 Legislative Annual Session

Posted on January 2nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A close-up view of the Massachusetts State house with gold dome visible, and the front wrought iron gate that reads “Massachusetts State House” in gold block letters.

From rent control to in-home daycares, MassLandlords represented rental housing providers by filing testimony on a variety of bills over the past year

RealPage, Greystar, Other Landlords Agree to Settlement in DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit

First Published January 2nd, 2026 | Updated January 6th, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

screen shot of the first page of the DOJ settlement document from a U.S. District Court in North Carolina, reading, in part, “United States of America, plaintiff, v. RealPage, Inc., Defendant; Proposed Final Judgment.”

RealPage, a rental real estate software leader, and several of its customers, accused of unfairly colluding to raise rents, recently settled.

MassLandlords Executive Director Re-Elected to Dept. of Energy Equity Working Group

Posted on January 2nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Doug Quattrochi, a man with dark hair wearing a black dress shirt and gray dress pants, gives a presentation in front of a room of people. A MassLandlords banner can be seen to the left.

Executive Director Doug Quattrochi was unanimously re-elected to his Mass Save stakeholder seat on the EWG.

Letter from the Executive Director for January 2026: The Year We Fight Rent Control

Posted on January 2nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Our Letter from the Executive Director for January 2026 looks back on our rent control fundraiser month and ahead to much more.

Rent Control Ballot Initiative Shouldn’t Have Been Approved; We Are Fighting It

First Published December 26th, 2025 | Updated January 6th, 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.

Multifamily Permits Drop Sharply in Maryland County After Rent Control

First Published December 26th, 2025 | Updated January 22nd, 2026 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A bar graph titled “Residential Building Permits – first quarter residential building permits by type, 2022 to 2025” shows the drop in multifamily building permits. There were 821 issued in Q1 of 2022, 603 in Q1 of 2023, 555 in Q1 of 2024, and just seven in Q1 of 2025.

Data from Montgomery County, Md., shows a 97% drop in multifamily permits after the county enacted rent control in July 2024.

Eviction Moratorium for Federal Employees Expires Jan. 26; New Law Makes Permanent Provisions.

First Published December 3rd, 2025 | Updated December 18th, 2025 Posted in News - 0 Comments

A photograph of the U.S capitol building from a distance, with lawn in the foreground.

Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2025 prohibits evicting federal employees for nonpayment of rent during federal shutdowns. The current moratorium expires Jan. 26, 2026.