Insurance is one of the “big three” expenses alongside mortgage and real estate taxes. If you have a claim, insurance can decide the fate of your business.
For instance, did you know that basic policies won’t pay to fully rebuild a grandfathered building? Sprinklers would be at your expense without special coverage. Are you prepared for any disaster? Whether it’s a fire or a lawsuit, you need insurance to protect your assets. This presentation will give an overview of special considerations that owners familiar with only single family insurance won’t know. We will cover basic and advanced considerations:
Residential vs commercial insurance.
Valuations
Replacement cost.
Functional replacement cost.
Actual cash value.
Ordinance or law coverage.
Protective safeguards
Protective class.
Construction.
Smoke/fire detection.
Sprinkler systems.
Peter Normand of Webber & Grinnell will be presentingMultifamily insurance is not like normal residential insurance (if yours is, it’s missing some things)
Part of this presentation will be given by Peter Normand, CLCS. Pete joined Webber & Grinnell in 2017 and he currently leads the agency’s Real Estate Practice Group. Pete is passionate about protecting investments and dreams. He provides comprehensive insurance and risk management solutions based around his clients’ businesses and goals. Pete holds his OSHA 10 Construction certification and is working on his OSHA 10 General Industry certification. Prior to working in the insurance industry, Pete worked in manufacturing, supply chain, and has owned rental properties in Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Pete is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and a Western Mass native. He lives in Northampton with his wife and two children.
Part of this presentation will be given by Jerry Zanarini, Regional General Adjuster at Advanced Adjustment Service, Inc. Jerry is a licensed construction supervisor and registered home improvement contractor, as well as an accomplished project and restoration management professional. He has an extensive background in construction, insurance estimation, scheduling, budgeting, and maximizing profitability. He has been with Advanced Adjustment Service since 2014. Prior to that he was a project manager at Complete Restoration Solutions for four years. Prior to this, for 22 years he helped build Sears/K-Mart stores across the US, including a 250-phase project completed three weeks early.
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.
Open to attendees statewide
This event is regionally branded in keeping with a local tradition. This region used to meet in-person on this day at this time. You are welcome to participate in this virtual meeting no matter where you are in the state.
Wednesday, December 2nd
Virtual Meeting Agenda
5:00pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
5:40pm 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.)
6:00pm Local Manager Meeting Introduction
6:05pm Insurance overview
7:00pm Virtual meeting ends
Participation is Easy
As a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, our events have been replaced by webinars or virtual meetings held during the traditional event time for each former location:
Virtual meetings include optional audience participation via video, phone, and screenshare and are not recorded.
Webinars have limited participation options (typed questions only) and are recorded.
Our virtual registration desk is open for all events one hour starting 30 minutes prior to the event start time. Call 774-314-1896 or email hello@masslandlords.net for live, real-time help signing in and using your technology.
If joining a virtual meeting, please use the zoom “test audio” feature. You will be allowed to talk to others if your microphone is good and there is no background noise. We reserve the right to mute anyone for any reason. Attendees without a microphone or who don’t want to be heard can type questions.
Virtual Meeting Details (hosted by Zoom)
We will share our video, audio, and computer screen and slides.
Optional: You can share your video with everyone, talk to everyone, and type chat with everyone. Video sharing is not required. Talking is not required.
Meeting ID: 854 5167 4373 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online
Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 854 5167 4373 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kVvbyrDGU
Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!
Contemporaneous participation:
Public: $10
Members: $7
Premium Members: No charge and no need to register. Click here for meeting details and password.
This event will not be recorded. Slides and handouts if any will be uploaded to our page on Multifamily Insurance.
MassLandlords has developed an “early warning system” for bills, ordinances, and hearings. This system can alert members and staff to housing-related issues so we can provide timely testimony at hearings. We need your help to make the system work!
This webinar will review Massachusetts housing policy and give a demonstration of the early warning system:
How does an idea become law in the state or a city or town?
Where are public notices posted?
Why did we develop this system?
What does the early warning system do?
Has it made a difference?
Who can participate?
What do I do if I find something?
How do I sign up?
This presentation is timely because the next legislative session begins in January. Help us track the bills that will be filed!
The early warning system was developed for housing-related issuesMassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi
This presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association’s first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,000 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“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.
Friday, December 4th
12:00pm Webinar Begins
1:00pm Webinar Ends
Registration
This webinar is Open to the public. Membership is not required!
Webinar Details (hosted by Zoom)
We will share our video, audio, and computer screen and slides.
You can chat questions. You will not be on video or audio.
Upon purchasing, you will be registered. Registrants will have full access to the webinar, including watching live or watching the recording any time after the webinar is posted.
Watch Live (on December 4, 2020 12:00 PM):
When: Dec 4, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Early Warning System
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89517977175 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online
Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 895 1797 7175 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kl362XoA1
The SWCLA will be hosting an important meeting regarding eviction. This presentation will be given by Allan Jeskey of South County Constable. Allan will be speaking on the eviction process especially related to post Covid restrictions.
Rental agreements are a roadmap for landlord-tenant relationships, but what happens when one side says another isn’t holding up their end of the bargain? Dispute resolution may take many forms.
We’ll look at the qualities of a rental agreement that tend to prevent disputes escalating, and then we’ll discuss the various options for resolving disputes:
Conversation
Community mediation
Going to court
Pre-trial mediation
Mediated agreements for judgment
Cash-for-keys agreements
Attorney Adam Sherwin of The Sherwin Law Firm
Part of this presentation will given by attorney Adam Sherwin. Adam is an experienced real estate litigator with years of experience representing landlords, property owners, and other real estate professionals. He has extensive experience litigating real estate disputes before judges and juries and has obtained favorable decisions from the Massachusetts Appeals Court and District Court Appellate Division. He is also a long-time crash course instructor at the Cambridge headquarters and now virtually over zoom.
“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.
Open to attendees statewide
This event is regionally branded in keeping with a local tradition. This region used to meet in-person on this day at this time. You are welcome to participate in this virtual meeting no matter where you are in the state.
Thursday, December 10th
Virtual Meeting Agenda
5:00pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
5:40pm 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.)
6:00pm Settling Landlord Tenant Disputes
7:00pm Virtual meeting ends
Participation is Easy
As a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, our events have been replaced by webinars or virtual meetings held during the traditional event time for each former location:
Virtual meetings include optional audience participation via video, phone, and screenshare and are not recorded.
Webinars have limited participation options (typed questions only) and are recorded.
Our virtual registration desk is open for all events one hour starting 30 minutes prior to the event start time. Call 774-314-1896 or email hello@masslandlords.net for live, real-time help signing in and using your technology.
If joining a virtual meeting, please use the zoom “test audio” feature. You will be allowed to talk to others if your microphone is good and there is no background noise. We reserve the right to mute anyone for any reason. Attendees without a microphone or who don’t want to be heard can type questions.
Virtual Meeting Details (hosted by Zoom)
We will share our video, audio, and computer screen and slides.
Optional: You can share your video with everyone, talk to everyone, and type chat with everyone. Video sharing is not required. Talking is not required.
Meeting ID: 862 6785 4792 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online
Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 862 6785 4792 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcPYXOPCtY
Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!
Contemporaneous participation:
Public: $10
Members: $7
Premium Members: No charge and no need to register. Click here for meeting details and password.
This event will not be recorded. Slides and handouts, if any, will be posted at Dispute Resolution.
Join us from the comfort of your home for our annual holiday social. It will be a fun evening of games and prizes!
Take a picture of yourself delivering donations to Toys for Tots, or to a food pantry, for extra entries in the spinning wheel.
We will also have an update about our new Members Only benefits, including arrest records and past meeting videos.
Thursday, December 10th
NWCLA Meeting Agenda
Visit nwcla.com for any last-minute updates or changes.
7:00pm Presentations
Location
Participation is Easy
As a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, our events have been replaced by webinars or virtual meetings held during the traditional event time for each former location:
Virtual meetings include optional audience participation via video, phone, and screenshare and are not recorded.
Webinars have limited participation options (typed questions only) and are recorded.
Pricing
This Decembet meeting is open to MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members only: pay annual dues, then free.
Public and Members other than NWCLA can join us again in January.
Zoom meeting information will be provided the day of the event
