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MY COMMENT/SUMMARY: The current law stands – “individual whose property is injured by neighbor’s healthy tree has no cause of action against landowner of property upon which tree lies” however you are authorized to cut back overhanging branches and intruding Continue reading MARY SHIEL vs. JOHN ROWELL (you can cut branches if they overhang your property)
MY COMMENT: Nothing really new here – if you are not the actual owner, you need to hire a lawyer in order to evict someone and even if you are the owner but you have some sort of corporation, Continue reading RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES vs. LORETTA HATCHER. (Property Managers cannot evict tenants)
This is my 1-star review for Tiana M. HolbrookWilliams (aka Tiana Williams) who submitted an application and emailed her credit report and pay stubs around 08-03-18. She was very desperate/pushy from the start. She immediately expected her paperwork to be Continue reading Tiana M. HolbrookWilliams – a 1-star review
After 20 years in this business I can say for certain – the number one mistake landlords make is not requiring credit reports. I started checking credit in about 2011. In the 7 yrs prior to that I had to Continue reading The number one mistake landlords make
Another serious threat to our business is the new “tax cut” proposed by the Republicans and which no Democrat supports. In it they force landlords to start paying Self-employment tax/Social Security Tax. That’s about another 15% in taxes! A good Continue reading The Republican “tax cut” bill would have INCREASED landlord taxes and destroyed many landlord businesses but the new law DECREASED our taxes
11-15-17 ATTN: General Counsel Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 This testimony was also emailed to Reg.Testimony@state.ma.us This is a testimony of MassachusettsLandlords.com (about 2,000 unique visitors a month). This web site is Continue reading URGENT – Department of Public Health is trying to substantially modify the Sanitary Code without our proper input
MY COMMENT: The owner of a mobile home park tried to sell the park to a developer but did not provide the tenants with proper forms notifying them in advance and allowing them to exercise their right of first refusal. Continue reading 2017 Mac’s Homeowners Association vs Gebo (93A)
NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Continue reading 2017 SOUTH BOSTON ELDERLY RESIDENCES, INC. vs. GERALD MOYNAHAN.
Over the past several years I sued about a dozen insurance companies in MA alone without a lawyer and won settlements about cases where I was asked if I rented to tenants who had Section 8. I don’t want to Continue reading A Victory for All MA Landlords – Insurance Companies in MA can no longer ask if we rent to Section 8 tenants
I know this is long but it contains everything on the topic of mandatory rent escrow, all pro and against arguments, etc. INTRODUCTION: This is designed to be the definitive paper on Rent Escrow in MA, an all-encompassing paper that Continue reading Why We Need Mandatory Rent Escrow in MA