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MassLandlords staff and volunteers will be offering free window screen repairs at the City of Worcester's Health and Housing on the Hill Block Party! Window screen repairs are first-come, first-served while supplies last. You do not need to be a resident of the Union Hill neighborhood to participate. This event is rain or shine.

We will be patching and/or completely re-splining old window screens of most common sizes. Bring as many as you want!

Landlords are required by the state sanitary code to provide window screens from April 1st to October 30th of each year. Window screens are a critical public health requirement to prevent to spread of zika, west nile virus, malaria, and yellow fever.

*Saturday, April 6th Fair Hours

-12pm Party Starts

The MassLandlords tent will be on the south end of the fair.

Short presentations on how to be a landlord and renter rights and responsibilities

Music, food trucks

-3pm Party ends

*Location

The MassLandlords tent will be on the south end of the fair.

Providence St between Dorchester and Aetna St

Union Hill neighborhood of

Worcester, MA

*Parking

Parking is available in the Providence St lot at Harrison St and includes accessibility help.

*Food

Available for purchase at food trucks

*Pricing

Open to the public. Membership is not required! Completely free.

In our quest to cover the Greater Springfield region, we're going back to Twin Hills for a month. It's spring and time to remind ourselves of the importance of careful tenant selection to our bottom line. In this month's meeting we'll be covering tenant screening with two in-depth looks from two sets of speakers. The first segment will be "how" and the second will be "what" to look for.

*Part I: Tenant Screening Refresher

We'll start by reviewing the list of protected classes and equal housing opportunity laws. Yes, you can reject the rental application of someone who's a member of a protected class. But no, you can't do so because of their being in that protected class. We'll cover federal and state protected classes, steering, and testing. We'll make sure everyone leaves the room understanding their obligations to ensure equal housing opportunity for all.

We'll then cover the "big three" tenant screening checks that landlords can pay for. These are in addition to the detective work we can do on our own. We'll explain how credit scores work, one easy source of criminal data, and one free way to check eviction records.

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff.

*Part II: Landlord Q&A on Screening

We'll be putting three regular audience members in front of the room to discuss what they look for once they have a credit, criminal, and eviction history. We'll also be asking them about checking income, references, cosigners, residence history, and many other factors.

*"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, April 11th 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 Tenant Screening Refresher

-7:35pm Ask the Experts on Tenant Screening

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location

You can just about taste the whiskey bread pudding reading this event listing:

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 email [email protected], 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

As we enter the spring rental market, it's time to remind ourselves of the importance of careful tenant selection to our bottom line. In this month's meeting we'll be covering tenant screening with three in-depth looks from three sets of speakers. The first two segments will be "how" and the third will be "what" to look for.

*Part I: Tenant Screening Refresher

We'll start by reviewing the list of protected classes and equal housing opportunity laws. Yes, you can reject the rental application of someone who's a member of a protected class. But no, you can't do so because of their being in that protected class. We'll cover federal and state protected classes, steering, and testing. We'll make sure everyone leaves the room understanding their obligations to ensure equal housing opportunity for all.

We'll then cover the "big three" tenant screening checks that landlords can pay for. These are in addition to the detective work we can do on our own. We'll explain how credit scores work, one easy source of criminal data, and one free way to check eviction records.

This part of the presentation will be given by MassLandlords staff.

*Part II: Criminal Records In-Depth

Criminal records have become both under-utilized and overly harsh in screening out rental applicants. We'll explain which kinds of data sources exist, what the data tells us or doesn't tell us about an applicant, and why we need to review criminal records on a case-by-case basis. Arrests and misdemeanors may not be housing relevant.

This part of the presentation will be a moderated discussion between staff and Jeremy Durrin, president of Background Examine.

*Part III: Landlord Q&A on Screening

We'll be putting three regular audience members in front of the room to discuss what they look for once they have a credit, criminal, and eviction history. We'll also be asking them about checking income, references, cosigners, residence history, and many other factors.

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, April 3rd 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 Tenant Screening Refresher
-7:25pm Criminal Screening Discussion with Jeremy Durrin
-7:45pm Whole Room Discussion including Expert Landlord Q&A
-8:20pm Networking and small group discussion
-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location
Charles River Properties
382 Watertown St
Newton, MA 02458

*Food
Pizza
Soda, Water
Please feel free to bring a dinner that meets your dietary goals/restrictions

*Pricing
Open to the public. Membership is not required! Seating is limited to 25. If tickets are active, seats are available. This location credit card and check only.

Public: $15.00
Members: $10.00

Tickets at: MassLandlords.net/events

Part I: Rental Sales and Marketing, Including Ad Roast

We'll be discussing all things advertising, including screening applicants on craigslist, which places are the best to advertise vacancies, and how to make sure you have the minimum vacancy loss. We'll treat this as a presentation by MassLandlords staff that attendees will get to critique and modify with their own two cents. We also hope to have an ad roast, which is to say, we will find advertisements for non-member properties, put them up on the screen, and point out things that are done badly, illegally, or just entertainingly. Suggestions welcome, of course, email [email protected].

This part of the presentation will be presented/moderated by MassLandlords emcee Rich Merlino.

Part II: Ask the Experts, Including when the Bubble Bursts

Some folks are wondering how rental properties can be a good investment when the asking prices aren't justified by the rents. Is there a bubble? What can we do now to prepare for when it bursts? This and more will be the subject of our "Ask the Experts" panel, in which experienced landlords and investors will take the stage to answer any question you might have about anything. We will start the conversation by asking about the bubble, how to manage gut rehabs, and why you shouldn't invest in real estate from an IRA.

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, April 10th

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 Rich Merlino Advertising and Ad Roast
• 7:30pm Ask the Experts, When the Bubble Bursts, Gut Renovations
• 9:00pm Doors close

Location

Worcester Technical High School
1 Skyline Dr
Worcester, MA 01603

Parking

There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

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.

Part I: Emotional Support Animals

How can you distinguish the $80 "Emotional Support Animal" online special from the real deal without denying a legitimately disabled person the chance for equal housing opportunity?

This part of the presentation will be given by Jeremy Scheiner of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

Part II: Ask the Experts

We'll be having a round table (really, whole room) discussion about any rental real estate topics. This meeting is a great opportunity for our members to learn from each other's experiences. Bring your questions about tenant issues, lease agreements and addendum, best practices or share your knowledge to answer other members questions.

The discussion will be moderated by a panel of experienced landlords and attorneys.

Thursday, March 14th 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 Emotional Support Animals
-7:35pm Ask the Experts
-8:30pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors Close

*Location
Munich Haus
13 Center St
Chicopee, MA 01013

*Food
Hot buffet dinner, incl. salad and rolls
Cash bar
Hot Coffee & Tea
Dessert (cookies, brownies, and 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: $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.

Are your units to code? Do you know about the Building Code and the State Sanitary Code? Come hear all about the common reasons why rental properties get cited for violations, including how you can defend yourself against security deposit issues and the free rent trick. Keeping your building in good repair is the name of the game, we'll show you what to do.

This part of the presentation will be given by Sisia Daglian, Assistant Building Commission for the City of Cambridge, and her team.

-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, March 19th 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 Inspectional Services and Code Enforcement

-8:30pm Networking

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Cambridge Innovation Center

1 Broadway (5th Floor)

Cambridge, MA 02142

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.

*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: Discrimination Refresher

We'll review the protected classes and equal housing opportunity laws. Yes, you can reject the rental application of someone who's a member of a protected class. But no, you can't do so because of their being in that protected class. We'll cover federal and state protected classes, steering, and testing. We'll make sure everyone leaves the room understanding their obligations to ensure equal housing opportunity for all.

In particular we'll cover emotional support animals, children when there's lead in the apartment, Section 8, and more.

This part of the presentation will be MassLandlords repertoire presented by Executive Director Douglas Quattrochi.

*Part II: Guerilla Tenant Screening Tactics

If you've been in the business a while you won't be surprised to hear that applicants sometimes lie. If you're new, this is a must-see presentation. Experienced landlords will be sharing their insider secrets on how to run a rental screening process rigorously, fairly, and without failure. How do you verify sources of income? What does it mean to check a rental application? What's the one thing you can say to ruin your chances of getting a truthful landlord reference?

*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 13th 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 Doug Quattrochi, Discrimination Refresher

-7:30pm Guerilla Tenant Screening Tactics

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Worcester Technical High School

1 Skyline Dr

Worcester, MA 01603

*Parking

There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

*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.

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, March 2nd, 2019 Agenda -8:30 am - Introduction of MassLandlords and course participants -8:45 - Rental markets Urban, suburban, rural Luxury, college, professional, working, subsidized, rooming houses -8:55 - 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? -9:05 - 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 -9:45 - Break -9:55 - Applications and screening Criminal, credit, eviction Discrimination (legal highlight) Tenant Screening Workshop -10:50 - Rental Forms Lease vs Tenancy at Will iCORI Eviction notices -11:10 - Legal Matters 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 -12:40 - 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 -1:15 - Overview of books and resources for further education -1:20 - Review of unanswered questions -1:40 - End
*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

Avoid $50,000 fines and make the world a better place by judging applicants without regard to their membership in a protected class. Under federal and state law, there are a whole host of reasons you cannot reject someone. Race, color, and religion are well established. Are you equally sure about disability, public assistance, and gender identity? We'll give an overview of these protected classes and things you might say that sound well-intentioned but could land you in hot water. Must you rent to Section 8? How can you separate the legitimate support animals from the $79.95 Internet special? Is it ever safe to say, "It's not deleaded"?

This part of the presentation will be given by Jeremy Scheiner, Director of Training at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

*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 19th 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 Discrimination and Tenant Screening
-8:30pm Networking
-9:00pm Doors close

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

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
Accessible by T and highway. Parking available in several garages for weekend rates. See CIC Directions for details. Pilgrim Parking is $10 enter after 4pm, a two-minute walk from One Broadway, click here for details

*Food
Buffet, incl. salad and rolls
Water, sodas
Cookies

*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

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: Subsidy Alphabet Soup

When a renter submits an application with a subsidy, do you know how to screen them? MRVP, RCAP, TFADC, the list goes on and on! We'll walk you through the various programs and alert you to opportunities to make money by participating where other landlords wrongly fear to tread. We'll also cover discrimination protections. Attendees will leave confident you can select good subsidized candidates and avoid the bad without running afoul of the law or exposing yourself to undue business risk.

This part of the presentation will be MassLandlords repertoire presented by Executive Director Douglas Quattrochi.

Part II: Water Submetering Alternatives

The water bill is the biggest exposure for a landlord entering a contested eviction. All it takes is one twist of the wrist and thousands of dollars in water and sewer bills will be on their way. Is this really the way rentals should be? No! But no longer do you have to gut your three-decker to get compliant water metering. Technology gives us cheaper alternatives and there are local plumbers installing this in older buildings regularly.

This part of the presentation will have a speaker TBD. We have a specific licensed commercial plumber in mind but are waiting to confirm availability.

*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 9th 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 Doug Quattrochi, Subsidy Alphabet Soup

-7:30pm Speaker TBD, Water Submetering Alternatives

-9:00pm Doors close

*Location

Worcester Technical High School

1 Skyline Dr

Worcester, MA 01603

*Parking

There is ample free parking in the first lot you see, in the covered garage to your left, on top of the garage (entrance further down road), and around the back of the school

*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.

*Tickets here: MassLandlords.net/events