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Brian H. Could use advice on renting to students by the room.
6 April 2017 | 11 replies
Student rentals have existed for many decades, are well established and fully recognised and supported by the legislation.
Susan O. Is Housing a Human RIGHT? Entitled to property?
29 August 2017 | 47 replies
Yes some bleeding hearts will try to pass pro-tenant legislation, but don't expect an uprising.
Jesse Bryant how to: eviction attorney
5 May 2017 | 5 replies
I'm in the process of writing and asking my state legislators to extend Housing Court Rule 603 statewide; it seems very logical.
Becky Fischer The Massachusetts proposed lodging tax on short-term rentals
15 April 2017 | 2 replies
Jay Kaufman, Chair of the Joint Committee on Revenue, and then Rachel Lake, Operations and Constituent Services Director for Senator Julian Cyr, who represents the Cape and Islands.As we mentioned in previous communications on the topic of the Lodging Tax, the momentum is growing among Cape and Islands Chambers of Commerce and state legislators across the state to impose the 11.7% Lodging Tax to all short-term rentals, with 5.7% going to the state and up to 6% to the towns.Our opinion piece that was published in the Cape Cod Times on April 5, outlines our reasons for opposing this tax.Despite our concerted efforts for nearly ten years, it is becoming increasingly clear that legislators are intent on imposing this tax and will likely succeed.Homeowners can certainly continue to lobby against this tax, but a more realistic approach at this point might be to attempt to mitigate the negative effects it would have on the Cape and Islands.
Casey Mack Republicans think they won?
23 January 2010 | 147 replies
I don't care which party affiliation, how good they are, and which lobbyist pays their bills - the personal ones and the legislative ones...
Shannon Glanton Real Estate Pre-licensing Courses to become a better investor?
30 April 2022 | 4 replies
Things I remember learning from the course, and now forget: how many sq ft an acre is, what the "back 40" means, random information about where property rights end if you buy along a body of water (being in Ohio, this means lake or river).Things I learned, that I have never used while investing: All the random legislation like Fair Housing Act, lending laws, etc, when these laws were enacted, which one covers religion and which covers age...  
My Nguyen Do and Don't for House Hack
28 July 2022 | 16 replies
The attorney who maintains it is also the guy who writes most of our legislation, so it is always adjusted to any changes in state law.
Joel Matthews Need to rezone parcel from SFH to MF. Lawyer or expert
1 January 2023 | 2 replies
However, I want to make sure I mitigate as much risk as I can by working with an expert in moving rezoning documents thru  legislative bodies in Escambia county.
Joe Kim Rental Arbitrage -how to do airbnb without BUYING
26 November 2019 | 96 replies
In that case you’re totally right - go cheap, because you never know when the owner needs to move back in or the HOA changes or the legislation deems multi-tenant units illegal.
Chris Gould Is cold calling DEAD?
19 February 2021 | 25 replies
I did some research online and it seems that new legislation allows and somewhat requires phone companies to actively block phone numbers that it suspects of being SPAM which could be any number that calls the same phone number 3 or more times.