Retrospective: See All of MassLandlords’ Newsletter Covers
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In honor of MassLandlords’ 40th anniversary, we’ve created a photo page featuring all of our newsletter covers dating back to 2010. We’ve certainly come a long way and imparted a lot of information in the past 15 years!
That’s a lot of information! Our new page lets you see what we’ve covered (no pun intended) over the years. (Image: cc BY-SA 4.0 MassLandlords, Inc.)
The earliest WPOA (Worcester Property Owners Association) newsletter we have a scan of is from April 2010. Back then, the newsletters were sent out in a more traditional format, with no magazine-style cover. Doug Quattrochi’s first Letter from the Executive Director was published in the January 2014 issue. The first newsletter with MassLandlords’ masthead, sometimes in addition to the WPOA logo, was the March 2014 issue, which, for posterity’s sake, you can also read online in its entirety.
For more than a decade, we’ve been focusing on content that’s important and relevant to our membership, and we’ve had some truly excellent covers along the way. Our first magazine-style monthly newsletter was published in June 2016, with a full-color, photographic, glossy cover. Early cover stories included timely content such as the 2016 Meikle v. Nurse court case and marijuana legalization. They’ve also covered topics we’ve revisited and updated many times over the years, including housing vouchers, security deposits and tenant screening.
Our newsletters have discussed ballot initiatives and rent control. We covered the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in great detail, from RAFT expansion to how to clean and sterilize rental units. We’ve talked about litigating against the state for much-needed transparency and have published articles on everything from climate change to pet rent. Viewed as a whole, these newsletters are much more than just pretty visuals. They tell the story of MassLandlords and our long history of advocating for better rental housing. We’re proud of all we’ve done, and all we’re working toward.
