by State House News Service | Jan 2, 2025
Boston could soon gain the authority to impose fines of up to $2,000 for property owners, landlords and businesses that violate the city’s sanitary code, under a bill that Beacon Hill lawmakers sent to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk Monday.
by Lew Sichelman | Sep 22, 2024
Some states are taking long-overdue legislative steps to deal with squatters: people who take over others’ properties without their consent, sometimes dumping the owner’s stuff and trashing their homes.
by State House News Service | Jul 25, 2024
Boston property owners, landlords and businesses that violate the city’s sanitary code could face significantly higher fees under a home rule petition that gained House approval this week and may be on the move in the Senate.
by Christopher R. Vaccaro | Aug 27, 2023
Landlords of apartment buildings in Malden and Canton hired a Texas company to screen tenant applications automatically, prompting a pair of rejected tenants to file a court challenge.
by Lew Sichelman | Apr 16, 2023
When it comes to junk fees, nobody can hold a candle to landlords. Not even mortgage lenders. Now, the Biden administration is pushing landlords to cut back these charges.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 9, 2023
Late last month, members of the Boston City Council chose once again to vilify the people who are working to build and maintain housing for the many Boston residents who need it.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 26, 2023
Boston’s housing supply shortage has reached a tipping point. Allowing landlords to add bedrooms to apartments without the slow, confusing and expensive variance process will rapidly address this vast need.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Oct 9, 2022
Boston’s ramp-up in apartment inspections to clear out a pandemic-era backlog is not sitting well with the always-vocal Small Property Owners Association.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jul 17, 2022
Massachusetts’ South Coast will not see MBTA commuter rail service until the end of next year, but the train is already making waves in the region’s housing market.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 17, 2022
Federal authorities’ nearly-successful attempts to wrest a Tewksbury motel from its owner shows that the real estate industry should get behind a reform proposal on Beacon Hill.
by Doug Quattrochi | Jun 12, 2022
In case you missed it, your unvented gas stove may be slowly debilitating you and your customers. Fortunately, replacements like induction cooktops are both cheap and more effective.