Why Municipal Elections Matter
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Is your city or town veering off course? Have you been paying attention? The first level of regulation on landlords happens at the municipal level.
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Is your city or town veering off course? Have you been paying attention? The first level of regulation on landlords happens at the municipal level.
High Tech Crime Fighting in Worcester
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Worcester police department's Real Time Crime Center uses apps, social media and other technology to solve cases of violent crime and property crime.
Insurance Against Homelessness Compromise Feedback
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Feedback from the landlord-tenant guarantee (better referred to as insurance against homelessness) pilot program and the compromises that needs to be made.
Letter from the Executive Director for November 2015
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Since it's inception, MasslandLords.net has come across 3 bite-sized problems, which include rent escrow, landlord-tenant guarantee, and security deposits.
Boston: It’s rent control
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‘Just-cause’ eviction puts up huge obstacles to all rent increases. Most owners won’t even try. That’s rent control. SPOA vows to fight it.
The ‘affordable housing’ fraud
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Local governments restrict new housing, which limits the supply and pushes rents and prices up.
Newly Added to Our Service Provider Directory October 2015
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Newly added to our service provider directory for October 2015.
Rent Control Grows in San Francisco
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Rent control grows in San Francisco. Learn about the "just cause eviction" ideas made into law and what the consequences may be.
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?
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?