This event has been canceled due to snow forecast 4-8″. Stay safe!
Do you have a Written Information Security Program? Are you compliant with MGL Chapter 93H and 201 CMR 17? Find out how you can prevent identify theft both for yourself and for your tenants, comply with the law, and make life easier for your company in a digital age. We’ll cover the fundamentals of data backup, password vaults, secure web browsing, Internet and hard drive encryption, email tracking, and WISP’s, and why anti-virus software has been made obsolete by anti-malware.
This segment will be presented by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director of MassLandlords, Inc. MassLandlords relies heavily on information technology, remote part-time employees, outsourced contractors, and cloud storage. Doug has a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and has developed software for jet engines and several startups. He is happy to take questions on how MassLandlords has been able to securely bootstrap to this point using the latest technology to safeguard information. Presentation has been customized to be relevant to rental property owners of all sizes.
Tech to Comply with MA Law
Note that last month’s solar presentation and water bill workshop, which were canceled due to snow, are still being rescheduled. If we can slot solar back here before the SREC program changes, we will do so.
This event has been canceled due to snow forecast 4-8″. Stay safe!
Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.
Wednesday, March 7th
Charles River Meeting Agenda
5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
Networking focuses on Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
6:00pm Buffet Dinner
6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update
Member Minutes – Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
For “The Growing Liability of Mold,”, we’ll talking about a surprising new side-effect of climate change and energy efficiency: mold. Buildings are tighter and warmer than ever before, and the incidence of mold allergy, asthma, and other respiratory illness is increasing. Landlords are increasingly held liable. Find out what kinds of cases there have been, what the damages were, and how you can protect your tenants and thereby your business.
This segment will be presented by Attorney Lawrence Farber of Farber and Lindley, LLC. Attorney Farber, founding partner of Farber and Lindley has been practicing law for over 30 years. Attorney Farber concentrates his practice on landlord-tenant law, discrimination, wrongful discharge from employment, personal injury and general civil litigation. He has extensive trial experience, in both jury and trials before judges, in the Housing, District, Superior and Federal Courts, and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation since 2010. Attorney Farber has received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.
This event has been canceled due to NWS forecast of 9-13″ of snow.
We’ve picked two different topics to provide something for everyone.
If you’re looking to make a new investment, don’t miss Justin Manning from JJ Manning Auctions. He will be talking about getting a great deal on a new investment property by attending a property auction. The dream is finding an auction where you’re the only bidder, but even if there are others there (most common) learn how auctions work and how to make them work for you.
If you have property already, it’s peak rodent season. Jim from Westborough Pest Control will be talking about rodent prevention and treatment. This late in winter there’s no food for rodents so you’ll see them, and for every one you see, there may be ten more in the walls. Come, learn, and free your business of rodent liability.
Tuesday, March 13th
MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda
Who would you call if you had to give a tenant an eviction notice? One option would be to call the Worcester County Sheriff. We’ll be talking about civil process (meaning, eviction notices) and all that this entails.
We’ll hear stories of evictions they’ve managed, learn why we should hire professionals instead of doing it ourselves, and then learn how to do it ourselves anyway if we want.
Make the acquaintance before you need to hire them. This is a rare opportunity to learn from experienced county officials.
This presentation will be given by Lynn Trudell and two uniformed sheriffs.
Meet the SheriffsDisaster Show & Tell
We’ll also be talking about disasters. Fire, smoke and water damage are preventable, but sometimes no matter what you do to prepare, disaster strikes. Not all disasters mean the end of your rental property. On the contrary, even seemingly total wrecks can be salvaged!
In this part of the presentation, we’ll be looking at before-and-after pictures of fires and floods, hearing what caused them, and seeing how the buildings were restored to better than ever.
Katie Daviau from BayState Restoration will be presenting the Disaster Show and Tell.
Canceled: Public Schools closed due to snow.
Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.
Wednesday, March 14th
Meeting Agenda
5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
Networking focuses on Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.
6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille
6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes
Member Minutes – Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school
Food
Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf
Buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls
Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.
Pricing
Open to the public. Non-members always welcome!
Door:
Public: $26
Members: $17
Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
Early-bird, reserve by 3/7/18 @ 12pm:
Public: $23.00
Members: $13.50
Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
Cambridge Tues 3-20: Making Communication Work with Tenants, Contractors, and Everyone Else; Up to $250,000 in Energy Upgrades for up to 90% Off
Part I: For “Up to $250,000 in Energy Upgrades for up to 90% Off,”, we’ll be reviewing MassSave and the incentives available to owners and managers of rental properties. This savings are funded by surcharges on all utility bills in the Commonwealth. It’s possible to get insulation for 90% off, new boilers or furnaces if your equipment is 30 years old, free weatherstripping, free LED light bulbs, free aerators, and much, much more. Program details are always changing so come to this event to find out what will work for you.
Unfortunately, we booked the local utility companies far in advance, but neglected to tell them when we rescheduled this event series to the third Tuesday. They can’t come. This segment will therefore be presented by MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi based on identical presentations given at other locations.
Up to $250,000 in Energy Upgrades for up to 90% OffMaking Communication Work
Part II: At your breaking point over tough tenancy issues? Unable even to talk with your tenant about the back rent? Powerless to exercise your rights until eviction is unavoidable and lawyers are needed? As attractive and profitable as landlording may be, tenant conflict can bring us to the boiling point! Although much can be done to avoid the crisis point with tenants, your profits AND peace of mind may vanish if communication breaks down!
In this segment, we’ll cover the in’s and out’s of handling difficult tenant situations. Audience participation is encouraged but not required. We’ll hear some of your landlord war stories and teach what it takes not only to avoid unnecessary fighting but also to get your way when tenants want to stop you at every step.
This segment will be presented by Peter Shapiro, author of The Good Landlord – A Guide to Making a Profit While Making a Difference. Peter delivers lively powerpoint presentations, discussion, and participation exercises.
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.
Tuesday, March 20th
Meeting Agenda
5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
Networking draws from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Malden.
6:00pm Buffet Dinner
6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update
Member Minutes – Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
ID required Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You’ll just need to show your ID and let them know you’re going to the MassLandlords event in the 5th floor Venture Cafe.
Accessing from the T
Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.
Cross to the northeast side of Main St. with the Marriott and Chipotle and walk down the street away from Cambridge towards the Longfellow Bridge to Boston.
Cross through the plaza with the five-foot high metal globe; One Broadway is the building undergoing construction across the next street.
Cross over Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.
Parking
Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking is $10 enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details
Food
Buffet, incl. salad and rolls
Water, sodas
Cookies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.
We’ll be hosting Jim Wilusz, Director of Tri-Town Health, on Transitioning Rental Properties to Smoke Free Housing. Are smokers a protected class? How do you communicate your plans to existing residents who smoke? Learn how you can begin providing a safe and healthy environment for all your residents.
Transitioning to Smoke-Free Housing
Tuesday, March 20th
Meeting Agenda
6:00pm Networking
Networking draws from Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge, Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Cheshire, New Ashford, Adams, North Adams, Clarksburg, Williamstown, Florida, Savoy, Hancock, Dalton, Windsor, Hinsdale, Peru, Richmond, Washington, West Stockbridge, Becket, Tyringham, Alford, Otis, Monterey, Sandisfield, New Marlborough, Sheffield, Egremont, and Mount Washington.
