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URGENT: Contact Your Senator and Renters to Oppose 193 H.4138, H.4356; Eviction Sealing, Debt Cancellation

First Published March 3rd, 2024 | Updated December 5th, 2024 Posted in policy - 10 Comments

193 H.4356 the HOMES Act would seal eviction records and cancel debts. It will hurt housing providers, good renters, the courts and many more.

Rent Control, TOPA and More Tue 11/14

First Published November 9th, 2023 | Updated November 9th, 2024 Posted in policy - 2 Comments

Rent control, TOPA and bills to ban security deposits, tenant screening with credit scores and more being heard Tuesday November 14, 2023.

Statewide Hearing Tue May 9th: Eviction Sealing, Eminent Domain

First Published May 4th, 2023 | Updated May 9th, 2023 Posted in events, policy - 1 Comment

Join us Tues. May 9th at the State House to testify against eviction sealing and in favor of eminent domain reform.

Open Letter to Members on Eviction Sealing Hearing Tues. May 9

First Published May 3rd, 2023 | Updated December 5th, 2024 Posted in evictions, policy - 6 Comments

Eviction sealing hearing Tuesday May 9 needs full turnout from landlords, owners and property manages.

We Need Your Help to File 11 Pro-Housing Bills

Posted on January 10th, 2023 Posted in News, policy - 3 Comments

We’ve drafted nearly a dozen reforms to improve the quality of rental housing in Massachusetts for housing providers and renters alike.

Senate Bill 192 S2944 would Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture in Massachusetts

First Published July 1st, 2022 | Updated July 15th, 2024 Posted in News, policy - 0 Comments

A sheriff stands atop a small home holding a sign that reads “mine.”

Civil asset forfeiture in Massachusetts is currently the easiest way in the United States for an innocent property owner to lose their property. Senate bill S2944 would reform the process.

Retrospective: How $1 Trillion Renovation Created Gentle Density Utopia in Bay State

Posted on April 1st, 2022 Posted in humor, policy - 2 Comments

a sketchbook lies folded open with a pencil on top. A pencil list that reads “Meeting notes: Gentle Density, Creative Zoning, ADUs, Green Space, Transit Options, Monorail, Public Outreach, Plunger Rocket!” occupies most of the page. In the lower right corner, a sketched rocket ship that looks like a toilet plunger blasts off, with fire coming from under the plunger dome. License: Cc by SA 4.0_MassLandlords Inc

April Fool’s Day 2022 gives us a full year to study the April 1, 2021, grant, when world governments stopped subsidizing fossil fuels. Massachusetts was selected as one of the first six jurisdictions for renovation.

Talking Points: The Legislature Needs to Hear from You opposing Local Control of Housing Policy

First Published February 21st, 2022 | Updated April 5th, 2022 Posted in policy - 0 Comments

The Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill is fenced off to the public.

Rent Control: H.1378 and its companion S.886; H1440 and its companion S889; H.3721, H4229 Right to Purchase: H.1426 and its companion S890; H4208 Our elected officials depend on a connection with their constituents to get reelected. If they aren’t aware of what’s good and bad, they will make bad choices.…

Spooky Story: The Legend of Security Deposit Hollow

First Published October 31st, 2021 | Updated October 15th, 2025 Posted in laws, policy - 1 Comment

A carved jack-o-lantern against a black background is lit from within by a candle that makes its face glow orange. The pumpkin has a scary expression, with narrowed eyes and an open mouth full of pointy teeth. Above the pumpkin, the words “Triple Damages” in a creepy font appear in white, with white smoke surrounding them.

The Legend of Security Deposit Hollow is a tale of triple damages from good faith errors with a Massachusetts security deposit.

They Want Your Property: Hearing Oct 12 on Right of First Refusal

First Published October 5th, 2021 | Updated November 4th, 2024 Posted in News, policy - 2 Comments

Proposed tenant right of first refusal bills allow for tenant demolition, lobbyist purchases, and landlord despair as we are left holding the bag. Hearing October 12, 2021.