Providing Services and Information to Massachusetts Landlords
Boston accepted a new ordinance (Rental Inspection Ordinance) last year that requires all landlords to register their units at the initial cost of $25/unit (that’s a $100 registration fee for a 4-family house) and then $15/unit each year. By the Continue reading A New Anti-Landlord Tax in the City of Boston. Other Cities May Follow
MA Banks tend to hire appraisers that give them what they want to hear – artificially low valuations so that if you skip a payment they can grab your building to close to nothing. Here is an email that I Continue reading How to Make a Bank Refund the Appraiser Fee if You Don’t Like the Appraisal
MY COMMENT: Martha Coakley is such a joke. Over the past couple of years I have been reading her Press Releases and selecting to publish here what I think is related to being a landlord in MA but I have Continue reading Attorney General Relevant Press Releases 2nd part of 2013
I am not a Republican. I am a Democrat. In fact, I am a Liberal Democrat as liberal as Bill Maher. So progressive in fact that I believe that even drugs like cocaine and heroin (not to mention weed) should Continue reading How I Got Over $10,000 Back From 5 Assessors
Yes, I can make that statement after 15 years. After 15 years you would think I would be able to find at least one decent, reliable plumber who would keep his appointments and do his job without trying to cheat Continue reading Most Plumbers in MA are Losers
Summer is over. Why haven’t I written anything in 3 months not counting the post I published last week? By the way, you can read it here Reason 1) I bought 2 multifamily buildings and have been busy rehabbing Continue reading Happy Birthday to You, MassachusettsLandlords.com
FRANKLIN OFFICE PARK REALTY CORP. vs. COMMISSIONER OF the DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SUMMARY and comments The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) fined Franklin Office Park Realty (FOB) $18,225 for improper disposal of roof shingles that contained asbestos. FOB Continue reading 2013 Franklin Office Park Realty v DEP (If You Knew or Should Have Known That the Shingles or Tiles Had Asbestos, You Can Get Fined Close to $20,000 Without a Warning (Even If You Hire a Licensed Company to Dispose of Them))
NOTE AS OF 9-15-13: I AM OFF FOR THE SUMMER BUT THERE WILL BE A NEW POST BY END OF SEPTEMBER., I PROMISE (: TO READ PRIOR POSTS PLEASE CLICK ON Blog There is a Hearing on Rent Escrow and Continue reading I met with the Chairman of the Housing Committee in MA and with the Minority Leader
Cambridge Landlord to Pay $25,000 to Settle Claims of Housing Discrimination and Retaliation Against a Family Trust Accused of Failing to Remove Lead Paint Hazards BOSTON – The owner of an apartment building in Cambridge has agreed to pay $25,000 Continue reading Attorney General Press Releases – 1st half of 2013
Today happens to be the Armed Forces Day and I am publishing this post because there is a new SJC case that just came out a couple of days ago called Klairmont vs Gainsboro Restaurant that is extremely disturbing (see Continue reading We Have a Serious Problem with 93A (the unfair and deceptive super-law) in Massachusetts – We Have Lost Our Constitutional Right to a Jury