Early Warning System

Massachusetts open meeting law requires notice of public hearing be posted at least 48 hours in advance, excluding weekends and holidays. Even with 48 hours’ notice, this is not much time, compared to insiders who know roughly when any given issue will be scheduled.

MassLandlords has automatic monitors running on key state and city websites. These sites are the locations where public notices will be announced for important issues, like the state-wide rent control bill, or your local town’s real estate tax rate hearing. We intend to add to and maintain these monitors as sites are added and changed.

Many notices come through that are not relevant to our membership. This is because our monitors are pointed at municipal pages, which announce school committee hearings, health and human services meetings, and much more on a single page.

MassLandlords staff will continuously review our monitors so that we can identify important notices for our membership, and let you know when public hearings are taking place.

Due to technical complications, we can no longer provide direct access from our monitors to members’ emails. Instead, MassLandlords staff will inform members of public hearings pertinent to our constituency.

If you’re not already, be sure to subscribe to our mailing list so you can stay informed.

How it Works

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