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Our monthly training and networking event will be held on Monday, November 4th.

Monday, November 4th

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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Part I: The Certified Massachusetts Landlord™ In-Depth

MassLandlords is launching our new optional state-wide certification! This segment will review the certification in-depth, covering best practices,
the upcoming exam, and our continuing education opportunities.

We will start with the certification context, including a review of existing professional certifications for
owners and managers of residential real estate. Then we’ll review the motivations for creating our own program, and share our end vision.
We will give a step-by-step guide for how to start certification online and what to expect with the exam, which will be available January 2020.

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff.

Part II: Eviction and Serving Notices to Quit

Try as we might, not every tenancy is stable and not every tenant recognizes this and leaves promptly. Sometimes we need to start “summary process”, which is the legal term
for a Massachusetts eviction. This segment walks us through the eviction process with emphasis on the serving of notices by constables and sheriffs.

Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the notice to quit, summons and complaint, and execution. We’ll go over how to serve notice and will share
some stories of service gone wrong.

This part of the presentation will use MassLandlords repertoire slides and will be given by Mark Weisberg, constable.

Have you seen our Charles River volunteer website? Market data available on rent levels for Waltham and surrounding areas.
We encourage you to also take the poll on your current views of the rental market.
Use the “Contact Us” form to request a login at crrha.org

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.

Tuesday, November 5^th

Charles River Meeting Agenda

• 6:00pm Sign-in/Networking
  • Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
• 6:10pm Pizza and sodas provided
• 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 Certification In-Depth
• 7:40pm Eviction, Serving Notices
• 9:00pm Doors Close

Location

The Conference Center at Bentley University, Third Floor
175 Forest St
Waltham, MA 02452

Getting there and Parking

Lots of parking available at this hour. For your ease of access, do not use the Beaver St entrance. Enter at the Main Entrance on Forest Street and park in Lot 1 or Lot 2. The Conference Center is signed on the north corner of the main quadrangle. Refer to the image below for lot locations and correct entrance into building.

Food

• Pizza, salad
• Soda, Water
• Cookies
• Please feel free to bring a dinner that meets your dietary goals/restrictions

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

• Door:
  • Public: $34
  • Members: $29
• Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
  • Public: $32
  • Members: $24
• Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

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On Monday, September 16, 2019, a significant ruling was issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Davis v Comerford.
The landlord requested rent be set aside in escrow. The renter argued that not only was escrow unwarranted in this case, but rent escrow was illegal in all cases.

Attorney Peter Vickery will walk us through the amicus brief MassLandlords filed in the case of Davis v Comerford. He will also review the tenant brief
and spend most of the hour on the final decision by the SJC. In the decision, the court established guidelines for rent escrow motions.
Attendees will leave understanding the factors judges must consider when evaluating rent escrow motions.
Suitable for landlord-tenant attorneys and advanced self-represented DIY landlords. All are welcome.

Friday, November 8^th

• 12:00pm Webinar Begins
• 1:00pm Webinar Ends

Registration

• Public: $6
• Members: $3

Upon purchasing, you will be registered. A password for the webinar will be sent day-of.
Registrants will also have full access to the recording to watch or rewatch any time after the webinar is completed.

Zoom webinar

Expired: https://zoom.us/j/265729407

Recorded: https://masslandlords.net/laws/rent-escrow/

Password will be emailed to registrants immediately upon registration. Check your spam or click here (log in and the page will show the webinar password).

Or iPhone one-tap :

US: +16468769923,,265729407# or +16699006833,,265729407#

Or Telephone:

Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0968

Webinar ID: 265 729 407

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aezzlVDnur

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We’ll be having an accountant talk about year-end tax planning, real estate taxes, and of course the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.

Tuesday, November 12^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: Forms Review: Security Deposit Receipt, Animal Addendum

Based on member input, we didn’t get enough of security deposits last time. Also, members have been paying attention and want to review our newly updated animal addendum.
We’ll be covering both of these in some detail.

First, security deposits are one of the major legal exposures for landlords in Massachusetts. You need to issue one receipt when you take the deposit, another receipt when you deposit it into an account,
an annual statement, and a final accounting at the end of the tenancy. Security deposits are difficult but doable. We’ll show you how!
(Note: We will not be presenting the security deposit slides. This is form-forward review: we will put the forms on-screen and walk through them together.) (This section will be less than ten minutes, just a quick reminder).

Before we put away the forms, we’ll also walk through our updated animal addendum. Released on September 13, 2019, version 6 is a complete overhaul. We’ve elminated confusing things (you know you
can’t charge pet rent, right?) and we’ve added details from members who’ve had iguanas, pet cockroaches, Guinea pigs and more for house guests. (This section will be up to 30 minutes, in-depth review of animal clauses.)

Part II: Section 1031 Exchanges

What’s the biggest tax savings ever? How about if you saved over $100,000?
Come learn about IRS Section 1031, which allows owners to avoid recapture tax.

In a nutshell, owners can depreciate their property, saving tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
over the life of the building, and then they can sell out and transfer that money into new property of like kind without paying recapture tax.
Everyone serious about rental property as an investment vehicle should understand Section 1031. But it’s not for the faint of heart! Tight timelines are involved.
If you do it only once if your life, it will still save you $100,000 or more, depending on the value of your property.

This part will be presented by Chris Brown of Edmund & Wheeler.

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, November 13^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 Forms Review: Security Deposits and Animal Addendum
• 7:45pm Section 1031 Exchanges
• 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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