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Average Insurance Premium Up 9%

First Published August 10th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Insurance premiums are increasing, but is it because of general rate increases or was it something you did? Read how we caught one insurer dissembling.

Letter from the Executive Director for August 2015

First Published August 9th, 2015 | Updated April 23rd, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Letter from the MassLandlords.net Executive Director for August 2015.

$125,000 Settlement for Steering Children Into Certain Buildings

First Published July 30th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in laws, News - 0 Comments

The US Department of Justice settled with a complex owner for $125,000, citing violations of fair housing protections for children and families.

3,000,000 Single Families Converted to Rentals Since 2008

First Published July 30th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in News - 0 Comments

Single family rentals as a percentage of the total market have increased approximately 20% since the financial crisis, from 15% of the market to 18%.

Expanding Analysis of Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Laws

First Published July 29th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in laws, News - 0 Comments

At MassLandlords.net/laws, we are working to expand our analysis of current landlord-tenant laws.

A Very Surprising Way to Avoid Eviction

First Published July 27th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in laws, News - 0 Comments

You can serve the unauthorized resident a notice to quit and evict them as a tenant at sufferance, or file a restraining order...

Supreme Court of the United States Rules on Fair Housing and Disparate Impact Larger Landlords Take Note

First Published July 26th, 2015 | Updated April 27th, 2023 Posted in laws, News - 0 Comments

Disparate impact is a legal concept that describes unintentional discrimination. The Supreme Court has decided that it applies to housing. Here's how.