Saugus, Massachusetts
Property management in Saugus, MA
Copper Bottom is taking on condominium boards and rental owners in Saugus. We already manage property in Lynn, Revere and Malden around it, so Saugus is a natural next town: condo communities near Cliftondale Square and Saugus Center, a handful of multi-family buildings near the Lynn line, and the Route 1 strip of small retail and office buildings.
- Licensed Massachusetts broker
- From 6% of rent or $50 per door
- $500 repair approval limit
- Se habla español
Who we work with in Saugus
Rental owners and condo boards
Condo 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 →For rental ownersRental 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 →What managing property in Saugus actually involves
Saugus is mostly single-family, with its multi-unit housing in condominium communities along Lincoln Avenue, around Cliftondale Square and Saugus Center, and in newer developments off Route 1. Older two and three families sit near the Lynn and Revere lines in East Saugus. Many Saugus associations were built in the 1980s and are facing roofs, siding and paving at the same time.
Town departments are at Saugus Town Hall on Central Street. Route 1 is one of the busiest commercial corridors north of Boston. Saugus has no commuter rail, so rental demand follows the bus routes to Lynn and Boston and the Route 1 employers.
What owners in Saugus deal with
Saugus curbside trash pickup covers houses of up to three families. Under Board of Health regulations, apartment houses, condominiums, town houses and other multi-unit developments are treated as commercial, so owners and associations hire their own hauler, who must be licensed through the Board of Health, and recyclables must be separated. The Board of Health, at 298 Central Street, Suite 9 (781-231-4117), lists housing and dwelling units among what it inspects. Short-term rentals are a zoning matter here: an April 2019 Special Town Meeting article defined them as stays of 31 days or less and prohibited them in residential districts, allowing them only by special permit in business and industrial districts. In 2024 Town Meeting also formed an Apartment Inspection Committee to study whether the town should inspect apartments more closely.
Copper Bottom in Saugus
Saugus borders Lynn, Revere and Malden, where we manage property today; the town is about twenty minutes from our office.
Switching managers, or done doing it yourself?
Most Saugus 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
Saugus questions
Do you manage condo associations in Saugus?
Yes, associations of six units and up, from $50 per unit per month.
Does the Town of Saugus pick up trash at condo complexes?
Town curbside collection covers dwellings of up to three families. Board of Health regulations class apartment houses, condominiums and town houses as commercial, so the owners or association hire a private hauler, who must be licensed through the Board of Health. Questions go to the Board of Health at 781-231-4117.
Can units in Saugus be rented short term?
Town Meeting voted in 2019 to ban short-term rentals, defined as stays of 31 consecutive days or less, in residential areas. The warrant article allowed them only by special permit in business and industrial districts. Check with the town before listing a unit.
Local rules change. Information about Saugus 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
Lynn
Triple-deckers, Diamond District condos and the city's rental registration program.
Lynn →Revere
Beach Boulevard condos, two and three families on every side street, Blue Line demand.
Revere →Malden
Orange Line city of two and three families, with condo conversions in every neighborhood.
Malden →Wakefield
Lake Quannapowitt, a walkable downtown and condo associations near the train.
Wakefield →Lynnfield
MarketStreet, South Lynnfield and condo communities that need a real reserve plan.
Lynnfield →Own property in Saugus? Let's talk.
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