Providing Services and Information to Massachusetts Landlords
I recently filed a bill with the help of my Representatives – Rep. Dennis Rosa and Sen. Jennifer Flanagan. This is a comprehensive bill that deals with all changes to landlord-tenant law that are needed to bring it back into Continue reading LEGISLATIVE BILLS FILED BY MASSACHUSETTSLANDLORDS.COM IN 2013
I recently posted on Linkedin a press release by the Attorney General of MA bragging about making a landlord pay them and the tenant and their lawyer $75,000. My commentary was: “Can you be made to pay $75,000 for someone Continue reading MARTHA, DON’T PEE ON MY LEG AND TELL ME IT’S RAINING! (A DISCUSSION ON LEAD PAINT LAWS)
Today the Supreme Judicial Court of MA issued a decision saying that the invasion of a consumer’s legal right (for example a lease that had language that was inconsistent with some statute or regulation) may be a violation of Continue reading TYLER v MICHAELS STORES, Inc, A VICTORY FOR LANDLORDS WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUAL INJURY REQUIRED UNDER 93A
Last month the MA Governor signed into law the final version of the Domestic Violence Bill. Even though the new is still bad news for the Massachusetts Landlords, it is not as bad as it could have been if MassachusettsLandlords.com Continue reading THE NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BILL ANALYZED
This spreadsheet contains the emails, addresses and phones of all the banks in MA as listed on the web site of the State as of 2012. All banks were either called directly to get their mortgage department email or their Continue reading The Emails of All MA Banks
This Lease has been formed by over 15 years of trial and error. I currently use this Lease in my business. I have never been sued because of it. It has never been raised as an issue in 15 years Continue reading Residential MA Lease
The answer is: The Legislative Law suggests that it is OK but at least one Housing Court judge has misinterpreted, in my opinion, the Legislative Law to state that it is not OK. There are no Appellate or SJC decisions Continue reading Can Massachusetts Landlords Collect Application or Credit Fees?
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I have been a member of several landlord groups where Housing Court judges show up occasionally to speak and they sometimes take close to half of their time complaining how their case load is very high and how we should Continue reading 3 Ways to Cut The Housing Court Case Load
THE SIX MOST COMMON LAWSUITS AGAINST MASSACHUSETTS LANDLORDS by ELMIR SIMOV I am so exited to be able to share with you my first book. You can buy it from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble or here. I have Continue reading My 1st Book