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A tenant’s right of first refusal means that when a landlord wants to sell a rented property the tenants must first be informed and then given the right to purchase the property before it can be sold to any other party.
A bill from the Massachusetts state legislature enacting this concept into law was vetoed by Governor Baker in mid-January; the issue therefore is moot – at least for now. However, tenant’s rights advocates will probably be working to put this on the agenda for the new legislative session.
That being the case, it will be helpful for all of us to have the concept explained in detail from a legal standpoint, the impact such legislation might have on the small-time landlord, and the ripple effects such a law might have on the affordable housing market and the real estate industry in general.
Attorney Jordana Roubicek Greenman has a deep knowledge of housing court procedures and is well-respected for aggressively advocating for clients’ goals. In addition to being a mentor for landlord / tenant law, she is member of both the Real Estate Council for the Mass. Bar Association and the Real Estate Bar Association for whom she is a frequent speaker. Attorney Greenman has been awarded “Rising Star” designation in Super Lawyers magazine, is a columnist for Massachusetts Lawyers Journal and Real Estate Bar Association News, and regularly leads legal seminars for first-time homebuyers and small property owners.
PLEASE NOTE: Given the current COVID-19 precautions, we have decided to hold our January, February, and March meetings via ZOOM. Following our March meeting, we will reassess the pandemic situation and decide whether or not it’s safe to go back to meeting in person.
All members whose dues are up to date will be sent a link to the meeting via email. From that email, all you have to do is click on the link and it will bring you to the meeting.
Monday, February 1st
SWCLA Meeting Agenda
7:00p Meeting Start
8:00p Meeting wrap-up
Location
Zoom Meeting Location:
Zoom meeting information will be emailed on the day of the event and viewable online.
Pricing
Open to SWCLA Members only. Pay annual dues then free.
This presentation will be a line-by-line review of selected bill text MassLandlords intends to file or has filed this 192nd legislative session. The two-year session started January 2021.
We will start by reviewing the Policy Priorities Survey, which sets member direction. We will zero in on those priorities we believe can best be achieved by legislative means (some priorities can best be achieved in other ways). Some bills will not be directly tied to the survey and instead will be foundational in nature.
Most of the presentation will be focused on a select set of bills. We will review line-by-line the purpose and meaning. As we go, we will teach some of the requirements of legislative drafting.
Attendees of this presentation will leave with a deeper understanding of how bills are drafted, which bills we have filed and why, and how future progress can be made in the legislature.
Peter Vickery is an attorney at Bobrowski and Vickery LLC and MassLandlords Legislative Affairs Counsel
This part of the presentation will be given by Peter Vickery of Bobrowski & Vickery, LLC. Attorney Vickery practices law in Western Massachusetts where he focuses on landlord-tenant law (representing landlords in Housing Court) and discrimination defense (representing business owners in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination). He graduated from Oxford University (Jesus College) with a BA in Modern History; obtained his Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of the West of England in Bristol; his JD from Boston University School of Law; and his Masters in Public Policy & Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Attorney Vickery served one term on the Governor’s Council (the elected 8-member body that approves or vetoes the governor’s choice of judges in Massachusetts) and on the State Ballot Law Commission. As Legislative Affairs Counsel for MassLandlords he drafts bills, bill summaries, and testimony in the area of housing law, and writes amicus briefs in cases that have strategic significance for rental-property owners.
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, February 3rd
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 Bills
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: 876 1205 2737 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online
Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +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: 876 1205 2737 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k0YlACbXR
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 Policy.
Our February Virtual Meeting will be focused on Emotional Support Animals. This presentation will be given by Anita Hill.
Tuesday, February 9th
MetroWest Property Owners Association Meeting Agenda
7:00pm Zoom Meeting Starts
8:00pm Zoom Meeting Ends
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 & 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: $10
Zoom information will be sent to the email on file immediately after purchase and again on the day of the event. You can also find the details online here.
This presentation will be all about indoor air quality, meaning “is the air in our apartment safe to breathe long-term?” You may be surprised by what the science says. This presentation will examine:
Why indoor air quality matters to us and our renters
Common causes of poor indoor air quality
Environmental tobacco smoke
Pests
Excess moisture/dampness/mold
Volatile organic chemicals (VOC)
Carpets
Gas stoves
Radon
Steps proactive landlords can take to create healthier homes for our residents
This presentation will not go into legal specifics on which landlords have been sued for indoor air quality and what the penalty was. You can take it from us that this is a growing exposure for housing providers.
Monitoring for indoor air quality is fun! Invisible substances become visibly measurable with the right tools. Small changes in the way we operate can make big improvements in how we think, feel, and breathe in our homes.
Professor David Turcotte, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Part of this presentation will be given by Professor Dave Turcotte, Sc.D., research professor, director, and principal investigator at the New England Consortium at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Lowell Healthy Homes Program. Professor Turcotte researches healthy homes and sustainable housing. He is currently studying HEPA filters as intervention for renters with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He has authored dozens of papers and given many more presentations on indoor air quality, particularly as it applies to rental housing.
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, February 10th
Virtual Meeting Agenda
5:00pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
5:40pm Business Update
6:00pm Indoor air quality
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: 874 6696 9777 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) +1 669 900 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: 874 6696 9777 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/krnsdwqRu
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.
In this presentation we will review service animals, emotional support animals, and pets. We will compare and contrast the different roles and needs of each. And we will establish the lines housing providers cannot cross when conducting needed background checks on animals and renters with animals.
We will answer the following questions:
Why do we need to allow service animals and emotional support animals?
How can I screen a renter household and/or their animal?
What’s the penalty for crossing the line or making a mistake?
How should I approach the conversation when a current or prospective renter requests to have an animal?
How can I deal with a bitey, barky, or jumpy animal that doesn’t seem like a valid request?
Can I request a renter animal have vaccinations? Be leashed? Go to training?
We will review the Canine Good Citizen program and the practical realities of providing housing to renters with service dogs, emotional support animals, and pets.
Cheyenne Martin of Adventure Paws
Part of this presentation will be given by Cheyenne Martin of Adventure Paws Dog Training. Cheyenne is an experienced housing provider and dog trainer. She has years of experience training service dogs and helping both renters and landlords understand rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cheyenne is a certified dog trainer and an American Kennel Club evaluator for the AKC STAR PUPPY, CGC, CGCU, CGCA, certified k9 fitness instructor and AKC trick dog titles. She has over 8 years of experience and has trained thousands of dogs.
“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, February 11th
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 Service and Support Animals vs Pets
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: 838 0455 9450 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online
Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 838 0455 9450 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kemtD9Y3Tj
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.
Our February 2021 Special Guest Speakers is Dr. Alicia Wasula, President of Shade Tree Meteorology, LLC.
The Shade Tree Meteorology team provides a range of custom services, tailored to the unique needs of each client. Professional meteorologists with extensive experience issuing forecasts and radar-based severe weather warnings translates into exceptional skill at reconstructing weather events as a weather expert witness. Clear, non-technical (but scientifically sound) explanations of the what, where, when and why in thunderstorm events, flooding events, and winter storm events have proven extremely useful to clients in pretrial and courtroom testimony. Cases have involved, among others, camper deaths in flash flooding, slips & falls, electrocution, roof collapse, and building flooding.
The presentation will be about tools, web sites, and alerts that you can automate to notify your residents in your rental properties in case of a weather emergency.
Meetings are open to the public! Tickets are $10. Zoom meeting information will be provided the day of the event. Become a member and the annual dues pay for all 10 meetings a year!
Thursday, February 11th
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.
Pricing
Membership not required! Open to the public.
Public and Members other than NWCLA: $10
MassLandlords.net/NWCLA members: pay annual dues, then free
Zoom meeting information will be provided the day of the event.
This presentation and discussion will be focused on housing policy, with particular emphasis on the housing provider perspective. This virtual event is a condensed version of what used to be the half-day on-site held at the Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, near the geographic center of Massachusetts. Participation is encouraged but not required.
We will start with a condensed recent history of housing policy in Massachusetts, as seen from a housing provider’s perspective. We will start primarily in January 2020 and review the changing emphasis of the pandemic, including policy successes and failures that have occurred since:
Certification
Jail time for landlords
Multiple layers of eviction moratorium
CARES Act
Rent cancellation
HEROES Act
Infinite moratorium
Eviction diversion initiative
RAFT moratorium
Ranked choice voting
Right of first refusal and eviction sealing
At the conclusion of the presentation, we will discuss what may lie over the horizon, what housing providers need to do to prepare, and where we go from here. Please note: this is not a detailed how-to comply with the various laws, this is a policy discussion.
Policy priorities survey
Ballot initiatives
Start of the 192nd legislative session
Grassroots engagement
Executive branch
Judicial branch
Attendees of the January 4 SWCLA members event note: the history section will be substantially the same presentation. Note that due to the public nature of participation, we will not be discussing litigation strategy. The intent of this event is to find and distribute politically feasible solutions to shared problems.
MassLandlords 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.
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.
Tuesday, February 16th
Cambridge & Statewide Virtual Meeting Agenda
5:00pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in
5:10pm History
5:50pm Policy areas and avenues
6:30pm Grassroots engagement training
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: 876 8587 3903 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) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 876 8587 3903 Passcode: Will be emailed and viewable online Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kBcgXhdX1
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. Any slides or handouts will be posted at “Policy“
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