Time to Support “Tough Love” Landlord Jamie Williamson as Chair of MCAD
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Landlords can write letters of support to Massachusetts State House, Office of the Governor, Room 280, Boston, MA 02133. Or call 617.725.4005.
This January Governor Charlie Baker will be appointing a Chair of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). The current chair is Jamie Williamson, a landlord herself. Knowledgeable landlords everywhere should desire her re-appointment.
Chair Williamson (right) was presented with the MassLandlords 2015 Good Neighbor Award for her efforts to educate good landlords about the Commonwealth's tough discrimination laws.
Chair Williamson’s job is to fine landlords who violate discrimination laws. She is tough on the bad guys that give the rest of us a bad name. She is fair to good landlords who have made a good faith error or misstatement. She defends reasonable people against the rabid left while also holding the line firm on legitimate claims of disparate impact and discrimination. We could not ask for a steadier hand more familiar with rental operations and the Commonwealth’s tough discrimination laws.
Furthermore, Chair Williamson has made herself extremely available to knowledgeable landlords looking to learn more. She gives away her personal cell phone number at the many landlord meetings she attends state-wide each year. She is the highest-rated speaker MassLandlords has ever had.
MassLandlords recognized Chair Williamson’s work to educate landlords with the 2015 “Good Neighbor Award.”
Chair Williamson is also a capable administrator and has made enormous progress in reducing the expense of running the MCAD.
Interested landlords can write to the Governor’s office, address above. We recommend the following formula: Highly recommend Chair Williamson for re-appointment. Emphasize that she is tough but fair. Tell the governor how long you have been a landlord and describe your experience hearing her speak or answer your questions. End your letter or call by asking the Governor to re-appoint her so she can continue the fine work she is doing.
We might wish that discrimination were a thing of the past, but until we arrive at that ideal future state, we would do well to have Jamie’s tough but fair hand steering the ship.
