Legislation Proposes Splintering Lead Paint Enforcement into Municipalities
According to the Boston Globe, legislation has been introduced to grant municipalities the power to set their own blood lead limits. Is that a good idea?
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According to the Boston Globe, legislation has been introduced to grant municipalities the power to set their own blood lead limits. Is that a good idea?
Affordability crisis? Try zoning, not rent control
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The Boston Globe has implied that rent control or just-cause eviction laws are necessary to keep apartments affordable. Is it an affordability crisis?
Signatures for Ballot Initiatives Coming Our Way
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See what Massachusetts ballot initiatives are in store for 2015. The rush for signatures will ramp up during the upcoming months of October and November.
Letter from the Executive Director for October 2015
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Letter from the MassLandlords.net Executive Director for October 2015.
Insurance Against Homelessness Early Survey Results
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Insurance against homelessness (aka the landlord tenant guarantee) early survey results.
CA City Passes Rent Control, First City in 30 Years
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CA City Passes Rent Control, First City in 30 Years. Is Cambridge, MA next?
Springfield Landlord Settles for $15K Discrimination Suit
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A non-MassLandlords member has recently settled with the Massachusetts Attorney General for sandbagging installation of a handicapped ramp.
Denver, Colorado Raises $50,000 for Landlord Guarantee
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The mayor of Denver, CO, seeking to help tenants during a period of low 2% vacancy rates and rising rents with a landlord guarantee program.
Landlord Barricades Himself, Shouts “You’ll Never Take Me Alive!”
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Landlord barricades himself in a home with a crossbow and a molotov cocktail. Don't be this landlord!
New Findings in Racism and Black-White Housing Segregation
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Housing in Ferguson, MO is still deeply segregated between blacks and whites, and this has implications for Boston, MA.