Malden, Massachusetts
Property management in Malden, MA
Copper Bottom manages property in Malden today and takes on new rental owners and condominium boards across the city. Malden is a dense, diverse city on the Orange Line where most rental housing sits in two to six unit buildings and where condo conversions of older houses have created hundreds of small, self-managed associations.
- Licensed Massachusetts broker
- From 6% of rent or $50 per door
- $500 repair approval limit
- Se habla español
Who we work with in Malden
Rental owners and condo boards
Rental property management
Buildings of three units and up: leasing, rent, repairs, Massachusetts compliance and a statement every month. From 6% of rent.
Rental property management →For condo and HOA boardsCondo association management
Associations of six to one hundred fifty units: budgets, dues, reserves, 6(d) certificates and clear monthly financials. From $50 per door.
Condo association management →What managing property in Malden actually involves
Malden's neighborhoods, from Maplewood and Linden to Edgeworth, the West End and Faulkner, are built around wood-frame two and three family houses, with brick apartment buildings and new construction near Malden Center and Oak Grove stations. The city has large Chinese, Haitian, Brazilian and Latino communities, and rents track the Orange Line closely. Converted houses with three to eight condo units are everywhere, and their boards are usually the owners themselves.
City departments are at Malden City Hall on Pleasant Street. Malden Center and Oak Grove stations on the Orange Line, plus bus routes along Broadway, Salem Street and Main Street, set rents block by block.
What owners in Malden deal with
Malden's Board of Health runs a Rental Unit Inspection under the city ordinances and its own Section 9 dwelling rules, checking the unit against the state sanitary code, 105 CMR 410. The application fee is $50, non-refundable, with $20 for a re-inspection, and the city schedules inspections on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so we build that into the turnover calendar. Building permits, certificates of occupancy and certificates of inspection go through Inspectional Services, Room 330 at 215 Pleasant Street, and its online permitting system. In winter, residential buildings of five or more units must clear a 36-inch sidewalk path within 12 hours after snow stops, compared with 24 hours for smaller homes. Curbside trash goes out in city PAYT bags or with a Trash Tag, and recycling is single-stream, collected weekly on trash day.
Copper Bottom in Malden
We manage property in Malden today. The city is about thirty-five minutes from our office.
Switching managers, or done doing it yourself?
Most Malden owners and boards call us for one of two reasons: their current manager has gone quiet, or running the building themselves stopped being worth the evenings. We take over without a gap, from 6% of rent or $50 per door. How switching works · What a manager takes off your plate · Free rental analysis
Malden questions
Do you manage property in Malden?
Yes. We manage rental buildings of three units and up and condo associations of six units and up anywhere in Malden.
What does management cost in Malden?
From 6% of rent for rentals and from $50 per unit per month for associations, with every other fee written into the agreement before you sign.
How fast do Malden apartment buildings have to clear sidewalks after a storm?
The city's snow and ice quick reference says commercial properties and residential buildings of five or more units have 12 hours after snow stops, or after DPW declares the end of snow operations, to clear a path at least 36 inches wide. Smaller homes have 24 hours.
What does a Malden Board of Health rental unit inspection cost?
The Board of Health application lists a $50 non-refundable fee and $20 for a re-inspection. Once the application is in, the Health and Human Services clerk calls to schedule, and inspections are done on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Local rules change. Information about Malden ordinances and offices was checked in October 2026 and is general information, not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the city or town before relying on them.
Nearby towns we serve
Everett
Dense two and three families, new apartments on the Mystic, and a city that keeps growing.
Everett →Medford
Tufts rentals, Wellington apartments and condo conversions near the Green Line.
Medford →Revere
Beach Boulevard condos, two and three families on every side street, Blue Line demand.
Revere →Somerville
The densest city in New England, with condo conversions on every triple-decker street.
Somerville →Own property in Malden? Let's talk.
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