How to Take a Security Deposit

[Jillian Campayno]

Security deposits are one of the primary liabilities for Massachusetts landlords. If you make a paperwork mistake, you might owe your renter three times the amount of the deposit plus attorney's fees. And what a lot of paperwork there is! First receipt, second receipt, annual receipt, conditions statement, withholding receipt, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury... Should you even bother?

Well yes, you can successfully take a security deposit. We'll show you how!

We'll be reviewing the law, the forms you need, and some concrete examples where landlords have made mistakes and paid for renter damage themselves.

This presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff.

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*Wednesday, February 5th Charles River Meeting Agenda
-6:00pm Sign-in/Networking
Networking draws from Waltham, Newton, Weston, Watertown, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Dover, Arlington, Belmont, and the western ends of Cambridge and Boston.
-6:10pm Pizza and sodas provided
-6:40pm Executive Director Doug Quattrochi with the MassLandlords Business Update
Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)
-7:00pm How to Take a Security Deposit
-7:50pm Networking

*Location
The La Cava Center at Bentley University, Third Floor
175 Forest St
Waltham, MA 02452

*Getting there and Parking
Lots of parking available at this hour. For your ease of access, do not use the Beaver St entrance. Enter at the Main Entrance on Forest Street and park in Lot 1 or Lot 2. The Conference Center is signed on the north corner of the main quadrangle. Refer to the image below for lot locations and correct entrance into building.

*Food
Pizza, salad
Soda, Water
Cookies
Please feel free to bring a dinner that meets your dietary goals/restrictions
Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required! This event is being subsidized by earmarked member donations.

*Door:
-Public: $34 $24
-Members: $29 $19

*Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
-Public: $32 $22
-Members: $24 $14

Premium Members: No charge and no need to register
Tickets at MassLandlords.net/events