Dwindling Participation Prompts Southern Worcester County Landlords Association to Disband; SWCLA memberships to transfer to MassLandlords.
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Citing a lack of participation, the board of directors for the Southern Worcester County Landlords Association (SWCLA) announced the nonprofit would be dissolving in 2026. The group will no longer meet, and no memberships will be accepted or renewed.
The Southern Worcester County Landlords Association will be officially disbanded at the end of 2026. SWCLA members will transition to full MassLandlords membership. (Image License: CC BY-SA 4.0 MassLandlords Inc.)
Over the coming weeks, all SWCLA assets and memberships will be transferred to MassLandlords. Existing SWCLA members will become full MassLandlords members and will be able to renew at grandfathered pricing as long as their credit card on file remains active and updated.
“Our reason for dissolving SWCLA lies with dwindling member participation at monthly meetings,” the SWCLA board of directors wrote in a letter announcing the group’s dissolution. They noted that, besides board members, only two SWCLA members attended the annual Christmas party. Two standard monthly meetings had guest speakers addressing only board members.
“The process of solicitation and scheduling each month’s speaker on a subject of interest understandably takes more than just a passing effort on those committee members tasked with this responsibility,” the letter continued.
The letter states the decision was made over the course of several executive sessions, where the board of directors concluded there was little reason to believe the decline in participation was likely to rebound.
The nonprofit will officially disband on Dec. 31, 2026. No further meetings are scheduled. Landlords still looking to meet in person are welcome to attend a meeting of the Northern Worcester County Landlords Association (NWCLA) and see if that group would be a good fit for them. There is also a monthly meetup at Bay State Brewery in Worcester that is free for all MassLandlords members. You can view our calendar of upcoming events to find a meeting.
Members with questions, or SWCLA members who need to update their method of payment, should email hello@masslandlords.net
