Open Letter to Members on Eviction Sealing Hearing Tues. May 9
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Eviction sealing hearing Tuesday May 9 needs full turnout from landlords, owners and property manages.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.…
The Legend of Security Deposit Hollow
Found Among the Papers of the Late Sandra Katz, 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
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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.
Another Federal Judge Declares CDC Eviction Moratorium Unlawful
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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.
MassLandlords to Sell “Local Option Wand™”
Beginning today, owners, managers, and service providers in Massachusetts will be able to purchase the Local Option Wand™, an enabling tool created with help from the Institute of Technology.
Right of First Refusal Vetoed
A letter to subscribers sent following Governor Baker’s January 14, 2021 veto of right of first refusal 191-H5250.