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Meikle v Nurse SJC Decision 2016 April 27

Posted on April 27th, 2016 - 0 Comments

Read the SJC decision 2016 April 27 where an evicted tenant owing ~$3,000 was allowed to remain because the landlord owed them $3.

Landlord Rights and Responsibilities v2.pptx

Posted on April 15th, 2016 - 0 Comments

Landlord Rights and Responsibilities v2.pdf

Posted on April 15th, 2016 - 0 Comments

SJC11859_03_Meikle_v_Nurse_Security_Deposit_Amicus_Brief_MassLandlords_Vickery

Posted on March 15th, 2016 - 0 Comments

Should a violation of the security deposit law undo an eviction? Read the amicus brief filed by Peter Vickery on behalf of MassLandlords.

Summary Process Judgments Report Part I Analysis of Public Data v6

Posted on March 14th, 2016 - 0 Comments

We examined public records of 8,091 summary process (“eviction”) cases filed in Massachusetts between January 2, 2014 and October 31, 2014.

Draft City of Boston Home Rule Petition for Just Cause Eviction

Posted on March 11th, 2016 - 0 Comments

A September draft of the Home Rule Petition for Just Cause Eviction, City of Boston, as provided by City Council to SPOA.

An Open Letter to Boston City Council on Just Cause Eviction

Posted on March 8th, 2016 - 0 Comments

Just Cause Eviction is favored by certain tenant advocates who fear market forces, gentrification and displacement. We urge you not to pursue it.

Comparison of Programs like Insurance Against Homelessness

Posted on July 16th, 2015

Compares the Seattle Landlord Liaison Project, Oregon Landlord Guarantee, Norfolk Regional Insurance Fund, and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership.

Move and Store Executive Summary v2

Posted on June 18th, 2015

A summary of the MA move-and-store law, what seems broken about it, and how it might be fixed.