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Tonight will be landlord trivia night with categories in the style of Jeopardy! (We <3 you, Alex!). Categories include:

• Put it in Writing,
• Order in the Court,
• Landlording 101,
• Were you Paying Attention, and
• MassLandlords Masterpiece Theatre with amateur acting and useful case studies,

among others. Attendees will be competing for bragging rights. Test your knowledge and have some fun with landlord-tenant law and business practice.

This segment will be run by Paul Harris of Drew Management Corporation and Charlie O’Neill of Charles River Properties.

“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, March 4^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 Helpline Advisor Peter Shapiro 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 Trivia
• 7:50pm Networking

Location

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

Getting there and Parking

Lots of free 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.

Very easy venue to get to once you’ve seen it. Short walk from the lot to the door.

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! This event is being subsidized by earmarked member donations.

• Door:
  • Public: $34 $24
  • Members: $29 $19
• Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
  • Public: $32 $22
  • Members: $24 $14
• Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

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Part 1: Advocates

Attendees will learn how Advocates work and what they do to help tenants. This part of the presentation will be given by Adrianne Cassidy.

Part 2: Electronic Filing

Join us for a presentation by Attorney Mark Burrell concerning Electronic Filing and the common mistakes made by landlords.

Mark Burrell is a seasoned Landlord/Tenant attorney and has the unique perspective to look at your situation from the eyes of the defendant’s attorney. Besides knowing the ins and outs of what to look for in possible glitches to your Security Deposit accounts that may trip us up as landlords; Attorney Burrell is a great storyteller and we are sure you will be entertained at this event.

Tuesday, March 10^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: Buying or Selling Occupied Property

This presentation will go over the essentials of buying or selling occupied property, in other words, leased rentals.
We will look at all aspects of the process:

• Offer stage – what to include
• Due diligence – what rental documents to request from owner/seller
• P&S – ensuring correct terms
• Closing ensuring transfer of last month’s rent and security deposits
• Post closing – starting off relationships with new tenants on the right foot

These best practices ought to be known by all brokers and REALTOR’s, but in practice some don’t. And even if yours does, it’s always a good idea
as the incoming or outgoing owner to know enough to supervise. Security deposit liability, for instance, lies with us even if our agents do not comply.

This part of the presentation will be given by Attorney Michele Kasabula, MassLandlords Board of Directors.

Part II: Tenant Screening Overview

Credit, criminal, eviction history. What can we check and what does it mean? This segment will review all of these factors, as well as give a comprehensive
look at discrimination protections. We’ll show you how to protect your assets while also giving equal housing opportunity to all.

We will cover age discrimination and emotional support animals so you know when you can take a photo ID and how to verify requests for reasonable accommodation.

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords 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, March 11^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 Buying or Selling Occupied Property
• 7:40pm Tenant Screening Overview
• 8:30pm Networking and one-on-one follow-up
• 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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