Nominees for our December Election

MassLandlords is a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association. Our mission is to create better rental housing in Massachusetts by helping owners and managers run profitable, compliant, quality rental businesses. The Good Neighbor Award recognizes a member of the public who has made substantial contributions to our mission. The Board of Directors steer our association and ensure that staff and volunteers are furthering our mission.

Nominees for the Good Neighbor Award

Nominations have been edited.

Chief Justice Timothy Sullivan: Judge Sullivan has gone above-and-beyond to participate in landlord events across the state. He says, “Being a landlord in Massachusetts is not for the faint of heart.” This shows he understands the hard work we do. He has given countless nights explaining housing court expansion, civil process, and e-filing all over the state. He always makes it a major purpose of his visit to hear our constructive criticisms and suggestions for feedback. Few public officials are as feedback-oriented as Judge Sullivan, and none are as interested in hearing our perspective as providers of rental housing.

Omar Argueta: This nomination is a simple and sincere thank-you from Cagdas Yilmaz for her property manager.

Skip Schloming: Skip brought his publication, the Small Property Owners Association Newsletter, to firebrand status as a staunch advocate for property rights and individual freedoms. His work was a major time commitment that went largely uncompensated and unrecognized by owners. His newsletter thrived under his professional editorial training, graduate degree in the social sciences, and incendiary journalistic style. He never missed an issue for 20 years. He was a major force in the defeat of Just Cause Eviction Rent Control last session, and a major contributor to the compromise Rent Escrow legislation that nearly passed. His ouster from the organization he helped build was a terrible loss to the cause of property rights in Massachusetts. For all that Skip has done, we are indebted to him.

Nominees for our Board of Directors

Biographies and/or statements of qualification for nominees who accept will be published on the ballot in paper and electronically.

• Andy Faust, Northeast Insurance
• Michele Kasabula, Kasabula Law, Worcester Board of Advisors
• Bill Womeldorf, Western Mass Property Developers, Springfield Board of Advisors
• Alec Bewsee, Springfield Board of Advisors

Election Notice Details

Our ballot will use score voting. The highest scoring consensus candidate will win each role.

Additional nominees for either ballot may be submitted to hello@masslandlords.net subject: nominations.

The record date is November 25, 2018. Members must pay dues to MassLandlords or a directly managed chapter to have standing to vote for the Board of Directors.
In-person voting will take place electronically and at our four directly managed events:

• Wednesday December 5 from 5:30pm to 8:20pm at 380 Winter St, Waltham;
• Wednesday, December 12 from 5:30pm to 8:20pm at 1 Skyline Dr, Worcester;
• Thursday December 13 from 5:30pm to 8:20pm at 1375 Elm St, West Springfield;
• Monday, December 18 from 5:30pm to 8:20pm, at 1 Broadway, Cambridge.

The final deadline to submit names to appear on the ballot is November 20, 2018. Write-in’s will be allowed on all ballots.

Details at MassLandlords.net/governance.