Virtual Meeting: Policy Forum Lite

[Jillian Campayno]

This presentation and discussion will be focused on housing policy, with particular emphasis on the housing provider perspective. This virtual event is a condensed version of what used to be the half-day on-site held at the Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, near the geographic center of Massachusetts. Participation is encouraged but not required.

We will start with a condensed recent history of housing policy in Massachusetts, as seen from a housing provider's perspective. We will start primarily in January 2020 and review the changing emphasis of the pandemic, including policy successes and failures that have occurred since:

Certification

Jail time for landlords

Multiple layers of eviction moratorium

CARES Act

Rent cancellation

HEROES Act

Infinite moratorium

Eviction diversion initiative

RAFT moratorium

Ranked choice voting

Right of first refusal and eviction sealing

At the conclusion of the presentation, we will discuss what may lie over the horizon, what housing providers need to do to prepare, and where we go from here. Please note: this is not a detailed how-to comply with the various laws, this is a policy discussion.

Policy priorities survey

Ballot initiatives

Start of the 192nd legislative session

Grassroots engagement

Executive branch

Judicial branch

Attendees of the January 4 SWCLA members event note: the history section will be substantially the same presentation. Note that due to the public nature of participation, we will not be discussing litigation strategy. The intent of this event is to find and distribute politically feasible solutions to shared problems.

This presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,000 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Open to attendees statewide

This event is regionally branded in keeping with a local tradition. This region used to meet in-person on this day at this time. You are welcome to participate in this virtual meeting no matter where you are in the state.

Tuesday, February 16th

Cambridge & Statewide Virtual Meeting Agenda

5:00pm Sign-in and virtual networking: you can chit chat with others as people log in

5:10pm History

5:50pm Policy areas and avenues

6:30pm Grassroots engagement training

7:00pm Virtual meeting ends

Participation is Easy

As a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, our events have been replaced by webinars or virtual meetings held during the traditional event time for each former location:

Virtual meetings include optional audience participation via video, phone, and screenshare and are not recorded.

Webinars have limited participation options (typed questions only) and are recorded.

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Virtual Meeting Details (hosted by Zoom)

We will share our video, audio, and computer screen and slides.

Optional: You can share your video with everyone, talk to everyone, and type chat with everyone. Video sharing is not required. Talking is not required.

Password will be emailed and viewable online.

Topic: Policy Forum Lite Virtual Meeting Feb 16, 2021

Time: Feb 16, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Open to the public. Membership is not required!

Contemporaneous participation:

Public: $10

Members: $7

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This event will not be recorded. Any slides or handouts will be posted at "Policy"