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Our monthly training and networking event will be held on Monday, October 7th.

Monday, October 7th

SWCLA Meeting Agenda

• 7:00p MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:10p Guest Speaker
• 7:45p Pizza break
• 8:00p Meeting wrap-up
• 8:30p Networking

Location

Southbridge Community Center (aka Casaubon Senior Center)
153 Chestnut St.
Southbridge, MA 01550

Food

• Pizza and Beverages

Pricing

Open to the public for your first time! Membership not required for your first time.

• Members are admitted for free
• General public free the first time, then pay $50/yr for membership.

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We’ll be having a member- and staff-based panel discussion on rental form clauses and smart security.

Tuesday, October 8^th

MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda

• 6:30pm Registration, socializing and dinner
• 7:00pm MassLandlords Business Update
• 7:15pm Program starts

Location

Marlborough Fish and Game
1 Muddy Ln

Marlborough, MA 01752

Food

• Hot buffet
• 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

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Part I: Repair and Renovation Laws and Regulations

We’ll be reviewing Massachusetts laws on residential repair and construction.
We’ll cover which trades require being licensed, which kinds of contractors must be registered,
and we’ll cover permits and inspections.
The goal is to give owners and managers knowledge to identify contractors who operate by the book, or a roadmap to become
licensed in your own right. As landlords we
must remain compliant at all times with the sanitary code and Chapter 93A the consumer protection statute.
Improperly done work will land us in hot water with our renters.

Part II: How to Vet and Manage Contractors

In this part of the meeting we’ll be talking about best practices for jobs big and small. Can you screen a contractor
like you can a renter, knowing that the person you do business with is not going to take your money and run?
How can you get a contractor to
show up each day? What do you need to do to protect yourself
against delays, cost overruns, or bad decisions? How do you manage access
to the premises, surprises, bidding, and subs? This will be a moderated discussion.

These presentations and discussions will be given by MassLandlords volunteers and staff.

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-event may be chucked.

“No Sales Pitch” Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a “No Sales Pitch” guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them.
We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful
educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

Wednesday, October 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 Repair and Renovation Laws and Regulations
• 7:45pm How to Vet and Manage Contractors
• 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!

• Door:
  • Public: $24
  • Members: $19
• Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
  • Public: $22
  • Members: $14
• Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

Extra Credit

• First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
• Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

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Judge Kane and Clerk Magistrate Michael Doherty

Associate Justice Jonathan Kane was sworn in to the Western Division Housing Court on August 9, 2019.
We will give a warm welcome to Judge Kane, learn about his approach to
landlord-tenant law, and share our perspectives on how the court can continue to serve all the residents of our Commonwealth, especially in the west.

Judge Kane will be accompanied by Clerk Magistrate Doherty, whom we welcomed earlier this year. The Clerk Magistrate will
answer any remaining or additional questions from last time.

Purchase your ticket in just a few clicks!

“No Sales Pitch” Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a “No Sales Pitch” guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them.
We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful
educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

Thursday, October 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 Associate Justice Jonathan Kane, Clerk Magistrate Michael Doherty
• 8:30pm Networking
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

Twin Hills Country Club
700 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106

Food

• Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
• Cash bar
• Hot Coffee & Tea
• Dessert

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accommodate you.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• Door:
  • Public: $40
  • Members: $35
• Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
  • Public: $38
  • Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

Extra Credit

• First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
• Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

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Our guest speaker is Mickie Lemay of M. Lemay Lead Paint Consulting. Lead paint in your home or business is nothing to ignore, and lead poisoning can be a very serious health condition that affects your ability to do everything in your everyday life you do now. So be sure to take the time to have a lead paint consult eliminate those problems before they become hazardous to your health.

We will also be hearing from guest speaker Water Fire Mold Restoration Services. Find out how remediation occurs and what you can do to proactively prevent damages to your property.

Come out and join us for an open forum discussion and presentation to find out more about these issues that can effect older rental properties as we discuss steps, strategies, some of the challenges we face as property owners to bring these rentals up to healthy living standards for our residents and families.

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Thursday, October 10^th

NWCLA Meeting Agenda

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

• 6:45pm Dinner and Networking
  • Networking draws from 25 towns including Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Athol, Holden, Ayer, Orange, Ashburnham, Spencer, Ashby, Lunenburg, Townsend, Westminster, Princeton, Sterling, Lancaster, Shirley, Groton, Pepperell, Winchedon, Templeton, and Hubbardston.
• 7:00pm Presentations

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 seven days prior @ 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

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