Refusing RAFT = Discrimination? Yes, Says Attorney General
| Posted in News - 27 Comments
Turning down rental assistance applications could be considered unlawful
News
Turning down rental assistance applications could be considered unlawful
Legislature Asked To Follow Eviction Diversion Initiative Money Through MLAC
| Posted in News - 0 Comments
MassLandlords has been blocked in our attempt to trace Eviction Diversion Initiative funding through to renters and landlords. We have written a letter to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary encouraging them to take up the investigation.
Letter from the Executive Director for June 2021: Emergency over? Covid not.
Posted in News - 0 Comments
In May 2021 we continued moving forward on certification and post-pandemic recovery.
Joint Committee to Hold Hearing on Service Animal Misrepresentation Bill
| Posted in News - 0 Comments
Bill does not cover assistance animals such as emotional support animals.
Summer Notice for 2021 Annual Business Meeting and Elections
Posted in News - 0 Comments
Our 2021 Annual Business Meeting and Annual Election will be held electronically in December 2021. Now is the time to volunteer.
Another Federal Judge Declares CDC Eviction Moratorium Unlawful
Posted in laws, News, policy - 2 Comments
Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the CDC moratorium be set aside, a decision that the Biden administration has said it will appeal.
A Follow-up on RAFT rejections during Covid
State provided incomplete, sometimes confusing, answers to our questions
How to Screen Tenants with Temporary Sources of Income
| Posted in News - 2 Comments
How should landlords factor in short term disability, unemployment, HomeBASE and other forms of temporary income when screening tenants?
It’s Time to Talk about Summer Fire Safety in Multifamily Units
Posted in News - 0 Comments
There’s never a good time for a fire. Each summer we remind readers to talk to your renters about fire prevention.
Help! My Renter is Hoarding, What Do I Do Now?
| Posted in News - 6 Comments
What hoarding is, how to recognize the signs of compulsive hoarding in a rental unit, and what do to about it as a landlord