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Step-by-step Best Way to Remove Smoke Smell from an Apartment Completely and Forever, written by landlords for landlords. Rental owners are all-too familiar with the smell of cigarette smoke, and the way it lingers even after you’ve tried to eliminate it. Now that weed is legal, we’ll start to have…
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Theoretically, the MIT approach should use one-half of the energy of an LED, or roughly 5% of the energy of a traditional incandescent. LED’s have come a long way. They are energy efficient, cheap, and can now emit a warm yellow light. But if you still prefer the color of…
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Send checks payable to his surviving wife and daughters, “Angela Aguilar” c/o Reyes Bertrand 785 Revere Beach Parkway, Revere, MA 02151. In the early morning of February 15, 2017 at 785 Revere Beach Parkway, landlord Reyes Bertrand investigated a malfunctioning boiler in his owner-occupied rental property. The boiler exploded while…
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For instance, landlords must have screens in place from April 1 through October 31. It’s that time of year when if it snows, it doesn’t stick. Time to get our exteriors back into shape! Here is your spring cleaning checklist for landlords to stay ahead of maintenance issues. Remove and…
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EPA clean-up limits require there not be one asbestos fiber in 100 cubic centimeters of air. Landlord alleged to have made toxic clouds of asbestos dust. On September 15, 2016, landlord Ronald Oliveira settled allegations about illegal asbestos abatement in Suffolk Superior Court. Oliveira agreed to pay a $65,000 fine…
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Learn the science behind the two most common chemical drain cleaners. When you need to fix a clogged drain, you should always prepare yourself mentally for the awful possibility that the drain will need to be disassembled and replaced entirely. That’s the worst case scenario, guaranteed to restore any drain…
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If you missed the meeting in June, you missed a great speaker: Andrew Pelletier, Agent of the Board of Health in Southbridge was so knowledgeable, informative, and entertaining! What a great speaker. He spoke primarily about the critical violations: heat, electricity, water, toilet, sewerage, exits, to name a few. He…
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Landlords and tenants sometimes don’t see eye-to-eye, but if tenants knew these 8 things, life might be better for everyone. Never use the garbage disposal for a whole pot of rice, potatoes, or pasta. Starches just get smeared onto the insides of your downstream pipes. They create the worst kitchen…
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Need a service person, but don’t know who to trust? Try Angie’s List. The website used to have a paywall, but as of June, Angie’s List offers one level free! This is huge, especially for the smaller landlords who don’t have money to spend on another membership, or time to…
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Last month we explained how burst pipes can be prevented by letting faucets drip a little bit. This relieves the pressure, and even if the lines freeze, they are less likely to burst. After that article, we were asked what to do to prevent burst pipes in closed circuit systems,…
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