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Part I:

We’ll go through step-by-step how to screen tenants using public eviction histories. Did you know
that you can see where an applicant was last evicted, how long the eviction lasted, and even how much they owed the landlord? Court documents are
a matter of public record and we can access them from the meeting room. When used appropriately, these records
can provide a wealth of insight into whether a prospective tenant will be successful in your
apartment.

This segment will show how to search by tenants and owners, how to read the information presented, and most importantly, how to talk to prospective renters
and owners to find out whether the case does in fact reflect badly on either party. The tenant or the landlord might be to blame, or maybe it
was an unfortunate breakdown in communication on both sides. This portion will be
brass-tacks training for owners and managers.

Part II:

Thinking about selling? How would you like to increase the market value of your three-decker by 50%?
Condo conversion can make this happen. As we all know, single families are priced based on what buyers can afford,
not based on the rental income they could generate. A two- or three-unit building split into condos might instantly be worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars more to you, if you’re willing to sell two or three times instead of once.
Whether now’s the time or you’re just gathering information, this is our chance to learn about a great option.

This part will be presented by Victor Divine, REALTOR;
David Camiel, Attorney; Jeremy Wong, Contractor, at CW Builders; and Jeremy Devaney, Loan officer at Fairway Mortgage.
This team have performed many condo conversions together and they’re going to tell us how the process works and what to watch out for.

Member Testimonial

I only had a vague notion of condo conversion until I stumbled into one of Victor’s seminars. Suddenly it became a real possibility. I kicked myself for not figuring it out sooner. He answered a lot of questions for me that evening and afterwards. He even prepared a report including estimated market value for each unit. Victor never put the slightest pressure on me to convert. He just helped me understand my options. – Rex

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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, May 2^nd

Charles River Meeting Agenda

• 5:30pm Sign-in/Networking/Dinner
  • Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
• 6:00pm Buffet Dinner by the Copper House Tavern
• 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.)
• 7:00pm Part I: Screen Tenants with Public Eviction Histories
• 7:25pm Part II: Sell Out and Clean Up with Condo Conversion
• 8:20pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Best Western Waltham
380 Winter St.
Waltham, MA 02451

Parking

There is ample parking in the lot around the Best Western and down the hill by the Copper House Tavern. Please enter through the main lobby and look for the MassLandlords signs.

Food

• Buffet Dinner
• Soda, Water, Coffee

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email hello@masslandlords.net, we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• Early-bird ends 4/25 at 12pm:
  • Public: $30.00
  • Members: $20.00
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $35.00
  • Members: $25.00

The Chief Justice of the entire Massachusetts Housing Court system will be coming to us to get our feedback on the courts, and to share what the courts are doing with electronic filing and
housing court expansion.

Chief Justice Timothy Sullivan is one of our most accessible public servants and genuinely interested in hearing what owners and managers all around the Commonwealth have to say.
His prepared remarks are always informative, but best of all, he actively encourages attendees to speak up and let him know about problems we’re having. This is going to be a great meeting.
Participation in the group discussion is not required.

Tuesday, May 8^th

MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda

• 6:30pm Registration, socializing and dinner
• 7:00pm MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:10pm Program starts

Location

Marlborough Fish and Game
1 Muddy Ln

Marlborough, MA 01752

Food

• Sandwiches and rolls, salad
• Beverages
• Cookies

Pricing & RSVP

Open to the public! Membership is not required. *MWPOA Members* RSVP by emailing your full name to Laurel newlakeview@yahoo.com

• MassLandlords.net/MWPOA Members pay $100 annual MWPOA dues and each meeting is free, just RSVP!
• MassLandlords.net Members and general public: $5

Part I

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.

Part II

What happens when an attorney handles only landlord cases and no other matters? That attorney becomes a super-expert in helping landlords.
Come hear from local notable Attorney Inessa Shur, of Shur Law Group. Attorney Shur is known and respected by opposing attorneys, judges, mediators and court personnel. She will be
presenting the common mistakes she sees owners make, sharing stories from the trenches, and taking questions from the audience.

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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, May 9^th

Meeting Agenda

• 5:30pm Sign-in/Networking
  • Networking draws from 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.)
• 7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction
• 7:05pm Disaster Show & Tell
• 7:45pm Landlord-Only Attorney
• 8:25pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors close

Location

Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

Parking

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
• Hot 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. Membership is not required!

• Early-bird ends 5/2 @ 12pm:
• Public: $24
• Members: $13.50 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)
• Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public: $27
  • Members: $17
  • Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

Part I: The last time we had WayFinders (formerly HAP Housing) speak, we didn’t get a clear answer about how misbehaving tenants lose their subsidies.
They’ve followed-up, and are going to give a presentation on this process. With waiting lists between eight and ten years in many parts of Massachusetts,
it only seems fair that misbehaving tenants should make way for a more deserving renter.

This part of the presentation will be presented by John Fisher of Wayfinders.

Part II: Renters like any of us can fall on hard times, especially when we’re getting older or managing mental health conditions. Those of us in this situation can become a real
heartburn to our landlords. But fortunately there’s a Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP). TPP is a state-funded
tool for renters at risk of eviction to receive supportive services. In many cases, TPP keeps the elderly and others in their rented units, turning a heartburn into a heartwarming story.
Come learn what this program is, how it works, and how you can activate it to help you in the future.

This part of the presentation will be presented by Jenny Pothier, LCSW, Program Director at MHA, Inc. Jenny’s presentation will be tailor-made to show us how TPP
fits into the spectrum of rental subsidies, what kinds of tenants they can help, and how their 95% success rate makes TPP a tool that every landlord should have in their toolbox.

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Thursday, May 10^th

RHAGS Meeting Agenda

• 5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
• Cash bar
• Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.
• 6:00pm Buffet dinner
• 6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes
• 7:00pm Local Updates
• 7:05pm Legal Update
• 7:10pm How Misbehaving Renters Lose their Subsidies
• 7:50pm How a Heartburn Tenant Can become a Heartwarming Story
• 8:30pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

New Location

Springfield Country Club
1375 Elm St
West Springfield, MA 01089

Food

• Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
• Cash bar
• Hot Coffee & Tea
• Dessert (cookies, brownies, and 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: $41.00
  • Members: $31.00
• Early bird, reserve by 5/3 @ 12pm:
  • Public: $36.00
  • Members: $26.00

Please join us at the Northern Worcester County Landlord Associations May 10th, 2018 membership meeting where we will be hosting representatives from Worcester Housing Court in an open discussion forum.

Please email your questions in advance to info@belaire.co with “Housing Court Questions” as your subject line where Brian Lucier, NWCLA President, will be your moderator for the evening. Please do not use actual court cases or docket numbers for your questions. All questions should be prefaced as “hypothetical scenarios”, or your questions will be disqualified.

We are sure each landlord in attendance will learn something they can take away to enhance and improve their rental business operations this year. Hope to see you there.

If you are an existing MassLandlords member but didn’t know about NWCLA, you can purchase a public ticket and learn about switching
your membership to NWCLA, our latest addition to the growing list of MassLandlords chapters.
NWCLA members still get member pricing on MassLandlords events. Non-members welcome, too.

Thursday, May 10^th

NWCLA Meeting Agenda

Visit nwcla.com for any last-minute updates or changes.

• 6:45pm Dinner and Networking
  • Networking draws from Fitchburg, Leominster, Lunenburg, Townsend, Ashby, Ashburnham, Westminster, Gardner, Princeton, Sterling,
    Lancaster, Shirley, Groton, Pepperell, Winchedon, Templeton, and Hubbardston.
• 7:00pm Benefits Presentation

Location

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Monty Tech)
1050 Westminster Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

Parking

There is ample free parking beside the school. Do not park along the fence where the busses park. Do not park in
any of the handicap spots unless you have the proper handicap parking sticker.

Food

• Dinner by Happy Jack’s Cantina Grille from N. Main St. in Leominster.

Pricing

Membership not required! Open to the public.

• Early-bird ends 5/2 @ 12pm:
• Public and Members other than NWCLA: $15
• MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members: pay annual dues, then free
• After Early bird or at the door:
  • Public and Members other than NWCLA: $20
  • MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members: pay annual dues, then free