All Forum Posts by: Jillian Campayno

Part I: Closing Occupied Property
This presentation will go over the essentials of buying or selling occupied property, in other words, leased rentals. We will look at all aspects of the process:

Offer stage - what to include
Due diligence - what rental documents to request from owner/seller
P&S - ensuring correct terms
Closing ensuring transfer of last month's rent and security deposits
Post closing - starting off relationships with new tenants on the right foot

This part of the presentation will be given by Attorney Marissa A. Komack. Her practice concentrates in the buying, selling and financing of residential and commercial properties. She is a member of the Longmeadow Zoning Board of Appeals.

Part II: Member Choice TBA
We're holding this slot for educational content requested by members. What questions have you had lately? Know someone who would make a great speaker without a sales pitch?

Suggest topics by emailing us [email protected].
Topic will be decided and announced shortly based on your suggestions.

"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Thursday, March 12th RHAGS Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
Cash bar
Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.
-6:00pm Buffet dinner
-6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes
-7:00pm Local Updates
-7:05pm Legal Update
-7:10pm Members Choice
-7:35pm Buying or Selling Occupied Property
-8:30pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location
Twin Hills Country Club
700 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106

*Food
Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
Cash bar
Hot Coffee & Tea
Dessert
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accommodate you.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:
Public: $40
Members: $35
-Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public: $38
Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

Tonight will be landlord trivia night with categories in the style of Jeopardy! (We <3 you, Alex!). Categories include:

Put it in Writing,

Order in the Court,

Landlording 101,

Were you Paying Attention, and

MassLandlords Masterpiece Theatre with amateur acting and useful case studies,

among others. Attendees will be competing for bragging rights. Test your knowledge and have some fun with landlord-tenant law and business practice.

This segment will be run by Paul Harris of Drew Management Corporation and Charlie O'Neill of Charles River Properties.

Have you seen our Charles River volunteer website? Market data available on rent levels for Waltham and surrounding areas. We encourage you to also take the poll on your current views of the rental market. Use the "Contact Us" form to request a login at crrha.org

"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Wednesday, March 4th 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 Helpline Advisor Peter Shapiro 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 Trivia

-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 free 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.

Very easy venue to get to once you've seen it. Short walk from the lot to the door.

*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

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: Rental Applications
The critical step in a tenant screening process is the rental application. Is it complete? Is it true? And is it enough?

In this segment, we will review the general context in which tenant screening happens, covering credit, criminal, and housing history. Then we will review the MassLandlords application box-by-box, with examples completed. Can we verify their prior address? What do their pay stubs look like, or do they have proof of subsidy or other income? Why does it say "etc." under pets? Finally, we'll give guidance on how to communicate acceptance or rejection, and why ghosting an applicant may come back to haunt you.

Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to use the MassLandlords rental application, how to verify information presented, and how to rent knowing your new customers are likely to succeed.

*Part II: Tenant Screening Overview
Credit, criminal, eviction history. What can we check and what does it mean? This segment will review all of these factors, as well as give a comprehensive look at discrimination protections. We'll show you how to protect your assets while also giving equal housing opportunity to all.

We will cover age discrimination and emotional support animals so you know when you can take a photo ID and how to verify requests for reasonable accommodation.

*Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?
Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-night may be chucked.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Tuesday, February 18th Cambridge Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
Networking draws from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Malden.
-6:00pm Buffet Dinner
-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 Tenant Screening Overview
-7:40pm Rental Applications
-8:20pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors close

*Location
Cambridge Innovation Center
1 Broadway (5th Floor)
Cambridge, MA 02142

*Parking
Just $10 at Pilgrim Parking, enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details. Be careful, some garages are $30. Accessible by T (red line Kendall Square) and highway. For additional parking options see CIC Directions.

*Food
Buffet, incl. salad and rolls
Water, sodas
Cookies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

Leftover food is donated to members and/or homeless shelters.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:
Public: $24
Members: $19
-Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public: $22
Members: $14

Nametags are printed for early-bird public, early-bird member, and premium members only.

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

*Part I: Tax Escalation Clauses

Leases have the advantage of providing long-term stability for you and your renter. But sudden real estate tax increases can destroy a carefully calculated rent and turn a lease upside-down, eliminating the net income you were banking on. Is there anything you can do?

Come learn about tax escalation clauses, which when added prior to a tenancy can give you an emergency escape out of a losing lease.

We're review the section of the law that applies. Attendees will leave with the exact wording in our "Optional Clauses." Finally, we'll have a brief discussion on whether escalators should be invoked routinely or only in case of emergency.

*Part II: A Landlord Case Study: Does it Make Sense to Renovate Your Rental?

Renovations can be costly and stressful. Does the reward justify the investment? In this featured part of the presentation, we will review actual numbers from a renovation in Fitchburg and look at the return on investment. Pictures will be in plentiful supply as we examine what this one owner did, and how they did it. Cost containment will feature prominently, as will the change in renter dynamics before and after the renovation.

This part of the presentation will be given by Brian Lucier of Belaire Property Management. Member input and renovation tips are welcome.

*Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-event may be chucked.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Wednesday, February 12th Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in/Networking

Networking draws from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, Grafton, Upton, Northbridge, Sutton, Oxford, Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton, Clinton, and Sterling.

-6:15pm Buffet Dinner by The Vintage Grille

-6:40pm MassLandlords Business Update and Member Minutes

Member Minutes - Any member can have the mic for 60 seconds (introduce yourself, ask a question, share words of wisdom, etc.)

-7:00pm Rich Merlino Meeting Introduction

-7:05pm Tax Escalator Clauses

-7:20pm A Landlord Case Study: To Renovate or Not

-8:30pm Networking and one-on-one follow-up

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Fiddler's Green

19 Temple St

Worcester, MA 01604

*Getting There and Parking

Park in the lot along and behind the restaurant, on the street, or in the church lot across the street.

*Food

Cheese and crackers, sodas, water, coffee, decaf

Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad, rolls

Cookies, brownies, and/or blondies

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $24

Members: $19

-Early-bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

Public: $22

Members: $14

Premium Members: No charge and no need to register

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

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.

Have you seen our Charles River volunteer website? Market data available on rent levels for Waltham and surrounding areas. We encourage you to also take the poll on your current views of the rental market. Use the "Contact Us" form to request a login at crrha.org

Purchase your ticket in just a few clicks!
"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee
MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*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

Learn everything you need to succeed as an owner or manager of residential rental property in Massachusetts.

This fast-paced course is strictly limited to 16 participants to allow for detailed discussion and Q&A. Course tuition includes:

Small group session with the Executive Director, a trained presenter and experienced landlord, and the Legislative Affairs Counsel, an attorney.

A comprehensive agenda, see below.

*Your choice of two books:

-Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide by NOLO,

-The Good Landlord by Peter Shapiro,

-Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, and/or

-The Housing Manual by H. John Fisher.

*A bound summary of all material presented.

*Breakfast pastries, coffee, tea.

*Lunch sandwiches, sodas, chips, cookies; all dietary requirements satisfied, please notify us when you purchase a ticket.

*A MassLandlords ballpoint pen.

*A coupon for 10% off any MassLandlords annual membership.

*A MassLandlords certificate of completion and permission to use "MassLandlords Crash Course graduate" on your marketing material.

*Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 Agenda

-8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants

-8:50 - Rental markets

Urban, suburban, rural

Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses

-9:05 - Property selection

Lead paint (Legal highlight)

Utilities

Bones vs surfaces

Amenities

Repairs and renovations

Durable vs beautiful

What if I'm stuck with what I've got?

-9:20 - Sales and marketing 101 for rental property managers

Marketing rentals

Sales process

Staying organized

Branding a small business

Getting more or fewer calls

Tips and tricks

-10:05 - Break

-10:15 - Applications and screening

Criminal, credit, eviction

Discrimination (legal highlight)

Tenant Screening Workshop

-11:20 - Rental Forms

Lease vs Tenancy at Will

iCORI

Eviction notices

-11:55 - Legal Matters start

Late fees

Security deposits

Eviction process

Move-and-store

Water and electrical submetering

Housing Court vs District Court

Warranty of habitability

Inspections

Subsidies

Rent control

-12:10 - Break and Lunch, with free form Q&A

-12:55 - Legal Matters finish

-1:30 - Maintenance, hiring, and operations

Keeping the rent roll and expenses

Filing taxes

To manage or not to mange

Tenants as customers

Notifying tenants

Extermination

Monitoring contractors

Lease violations and conflict resolution

Record keeping

-2:10 - Overview of books and resources for further education

-2:15 - Review of unanswered questions

-2:30 - End

Please note that end time may vary based on questions.

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

14th Floor

One Broadway

Cambridge, MA 02134

Accessing from the T

Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.

Cross to the side of Main St. with the Chipotle and walk up the street towards Broadway, passing the Chipotle on your left.

You will then round the corner to the left and One Broadway will be across the street diagonally.

Cross over Third St. and Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.

For all attendees Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You'll just need to show your ID and let them know you're going to the MassLandlords event and which floor.

*Parking

Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking has affordable rates and is a short walk from the venue, click here for details

*Food

-Breakfast:

Fresh bagels, large muffins, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake slices and scones with cream cheese, butter, and jam

Fresh fruit platter

Assorted fruit juices and coffee

-Lunch:

Assorted gourmet sandwiches

Garden salad

Fruit salad

Assorted pastries

Soda, juice, water

*Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary restrictions and need a special meal.

*Pricing

Online:

-Non-members: $205

-Members: $195 (log in before you register or you will see the non-member price)

Online registration required. All ticket sales final.

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: Rental Applications

The critical step in a tenant screening process is the rental application. Is it complete? Is it true? And is it enough?

In this segment, we will review the general context in which tenant screening happens, covering credit, criminal, and housing history. Then we will review the MassLandlords application box-by-box, with examples completed. Can we verify their prior address? What do their pay stubs look like, or do they have proof of subsidy or other income? Why does it say "etc." under pets? Finally, we'll give guidance on how to communicate acceptance or rejection, and why ghosting an applicant may come back to haunt you.

Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to use the MassLandlords rental application, how to verify information presented, and how to rent knowing your new customers are likely to succeed.

*Part II: Member Choice TBA

We're holding this slot for educational content requested by members. What questions have you had lately? Know someone who would make a great speaker without a sales pitch? Email us at [email protected]. Tell us which location you want to attend (if it's not already clear from your ticket purchase history.)

Topic will be decided and announced shortly based on your suggestions.

*"No Sales Pitch" Guarantee

MassLandlords offers attendees of directly managed events a "No Sales Pitch" guarantee. If a guest speaker offers services, their presentation will not discuss pricing, promotions, or reasons why you should hire them. We do not permit speakers to pay for or sponsor events. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise and willingness to present helpful educational content. Your purchase of an event ticket sustains our nonprofit model.

*Thursday, February 13th RHAGS Meeting Agenda

-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking

Cash bar

Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.

-6:00pm Buffet dinner

-6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes

-7:00pm Local Updates

-7:05pm Legal Update

-7:10pm Rental Applications

-7:50pm Member Choice

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location

Twin Hills Country Club

700 Wolf Swamp Rd

Longmeadow, MA 01106

*Food

Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls

Cash bar

Hot Coffee & Tea

Dessert

*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accommodate you.

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:

Public: $40

Members: $35

-Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:

Public: $38

Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

*Extra Credit

-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.

-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Housing Court staff including judges and clerks will give important procedural updates including a brief review of the case of Davis v Comerford and a review of housing court expansion (with many new hires). Attendees will also be trained on the new eFiling system for summary process (eviction) and small claims cases. eFiling in the Housing Court will be mandatory for attorneys effective January 27, 2020 and recommended for pro se landlords. Finally, attendees will have the option to give feedback on any issues that concern them. This event is open to all (renters, landlords, and attorneys welcome).

This event will be a joint public service by MassLandlords and Housing Court staff (no charge).

Attendees will not be getting legal advice. We'll be having a generic discussion in layperson's terms and covering procedural guidance and software training.

The event room has capacity for 104. If you can travel, it will be worth the effort. If traveling is not feasible, you can watch live from your home or office. See below for streaming details.

This special event is a great opportunity to learn from Housing Court staff, ask procedural questions in a safe space about how you run your business, and amend your practice before it becomes an issue. Reminder: we will not be giving out legal advice. Questions must be framed in a generic way, and must pertain to court procedure only.

This event will be live streamed free. Due to the cost of video storage and hosting, recordings after the fact will be made available only to members.

*Panelists:

-Chief Justice Timothy Sullivan

-Jorge Ghazal – Administrative Attorney

-Keith Tan – Field Coordinator

-Caroline Quan – Performance analyst

-Ben Adeyinka, Administrative Attorney

-James Sharpe –eCourts Project Coordinator

Have you seen our Leave Stuff, Take Stuff Table?

Market your business, pick up handouts, give away an old doorknob. Everything goes on our first-come, first-served display table at all our events. Please bring business cards, brochures, coupons. And feel free to pick up your own uncollected marketing materials at the end. Everything not claimed end-of-event may be chucked.

Friday, January 17th (snow date Friday, January 24)

Meeting Agenda

12:00pm Sign-in/Networking

This event will draw from Springfield to Boston, Attleboro to Lowell. Please register in advance.

12:30pm Opening Remarks by MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi

12:35pm Housing Court staff on Davis v Comerford, mandatory eFiling and usage of the software, questions and answers.

2:30pm Networking or one-on-one questions

3:00pm Doors close

Location

In Person: Worcester Law Library

184 Main St

Worcester, MA 01608

Getting There

Downtown Worcester has numerous paid garages and paid on-street parking. The cheapest, most readily available parking is the Worcester Public Library at 3 Salem St, half a mile away ($3 for three hours, credit card accepted). The closest parking is Court Park at Main St. and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

This location is 0.7 miles from the MBTA commuter rail Worcester Union Station, Worcester/Framingham line.

Webinar Details

https://zoom.us/j/959812090

Or iPhone one-tap :

US: +16468769923,,959812090# or +14086380968,,959812090#

Or Telephone:

Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833

Webinar ID: 959 812 090

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aezzlVDnur

Accessibility

This recently renovated public space is fully handicapped accessible.

Food

BYO sandwich or order in advance. Purchase of a meal ticket comes with sandwich, drink and cookie. No purchase necessary.

Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required!

Free without food. Registration is required for in-person attendance.

$20 Lunch (from a different provider than last year)

Register for free or Purchase your lunch ticket here: MassLandlords.net/events

Unlike the building code, which is usually inspected only at time of permit completion, the state sanitary code applies in all rentals all the time, and can be inspected at any time. Are your units compliant?

Few units are fully compliant. We'll review the code in easy-to-understand detail and help you get a sense of where you may need to make repairs or improvements.

This segment will be presentation-style with MassLandlords staff. We started this content in November, and due to great room engagement, we got only halfway through the code. Whether or not you attended in November, you will find this segment useful. We will review the second half of the code.

We will also review the proposed changes to the code, which is expected to be updated in 2020.

*Tuesday, January 21st Cambridge Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
Networking draws from Cambridge, Boston, Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Malden.
-6:00pm Buffet Dinner
-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 Review of the State Sanitary Code
-8:20pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors close

*Location
Cambridge Innovation Center
1 Broadway (5th Floor)
Cambridge, MA 02142

Please note: CIC has several buildings in Kendall Square, two of them being adjacent to each other. The correct location for this event is the building with light colored concrete, vertical windows and a Dunkin Donuts on the ground level. You will NOT see a CIC sign. Refer to the image below.

ID required Upon entering One Broadway, you will need to check in with the lobby security. You'll just need to show your ID and let them know you're going to the MassLandlords event in the 5th floor Venture Cafe.

Accessing from the T
Exit the Kendall T stop on Main St.
Cross to the northeast side of Main St. with the Marriott and Chipotle and walk down the street away from Cambridge towards the Longfellow Bridge to Boston.
Cross through the plaza with the five-foot high metal globe; One Broadway is the building undergoing construction across the next street.
Cross over Broadway to arrive at One Broadway.
Parking
Just $10 at Pilgrim Parking, enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details. Be careful, some garages are $30. Accessible by T (red line Kendall Square) and highway. For additional parking options see CIC Directions.

*Food
Buffet, incl. salad and rolls
Water, sodas
Cookies
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and email [email protected], we will accommodate you.

Leftover food is donated to members and/or homeless shelters.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:
Public: $24
Members: $19

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

Nametags are printed for early-bird public, early-bird member, and premium members only.

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at MassLandlords.net/events

*Part I: Section 8
Rental subsidies like the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) can be great programs to participate in. But they can be tough on the unprepared landlord! Come learn about how Section 8 and programs like it operate. Learn why in Massachusetts (unlike in other states), landlords cannot refuse to participate in the program.

We'll be covering the Section 8 process, the legal background on how the program came to be, and how to screen Section 8 applicants without discrimination and without handing the keys to a mystery. We'll also cover inspections, allude to project-based vouchers, and explain what happens if your insurance says, "No Section 8" (hint: your insurance gets in trouble).

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff in cooperation with Jon Fisher, author of the Property Management Manual (the one we sell at the desk) and trainer at Wayfinders, and Melvin Arocho, Compliance Officer at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. We will also talk about a new program designed to help families attain self-sufficiency and eventually graduate from programs like Section 8.

*Part II: Member Choice TBA
We're holding this slot for educational content requested by members. What questions have you had lately? Know someone who would make a great speaker without a sales pitch? Email us at [email protected]. Tell us which location you want to attend (if it's not already clear from your ticket purchase history.)

Topic will be decided and announced shortly based on your suggestions.

*Thursday, January 9th RHAGS Meeting Agenda
-5:30pm Sign-in and Networking
Cash bar
Networking draws from Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Ludlow, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Agawam, Southwick, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Westhampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Granby, Amherst, Belchertown, Ware, Palmer, Warren, Monson, and Hampden.
-6:00pm Buffet dinner
-6:40pm State-wide Business Update and Member Minutes
-7:00pm Local Updates
-7:05pm Legal Update
-7:10pm Section 8
-7:50pm Member Choice
-8:30pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location
Delaney House
3 Country Club Rd
Holyoke, MA 01040

*Food
Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
Cash bar
Hot Coffee & Tea
Dessert
*Dietary restrictions: purchase an early-bird ticket and update the goals/restrictions field in your profile, we will accommodate you.

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required!

-Door:
Public: $40
Members: $35
-Early bird, reserve seven days prior by 12pm:
Public: $38
Members: $30

Nametags are printed for all early-bird tickets and premium members.

*Extra Credit
-First time attendees: Join as a member before leaving the event, your public ticket will be credited toward membership.
-Members: Bring a first-time attendee who joins at the event, your membership will be extended by one month free. No limit.

Tickets at MassLandlords.net/events