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Docket No.:Docket No. 13-SP-03661 Parties:Lilia Silva, PLAINTIFF v. Isaura Tavares, DEFENDANT Judge:/s/ WILBUR P. EDWARDS, JR. Date:December 3, 2013 SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW, AND ORDER FOR JUDGMENT This summary process action was filed by the Continue reading Housing Court Judge WILBUR P. EDWARDS, JR., cases from 2013 to mid-2014
Docket No.:CIVIL ACTION NO. 13H84CV000237 Parties:ERIN K. SCHAEFER, Plaintiff VS FRANCINE PILGRIM a/k/a FRANCINE PILGRIM PELLEGRINO, Defendants Judge:/s/ Date:May 28, 2013 BOSTON DIVISION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS The plaintiff (the “tenant”) commenced this action against the Continue reading Housing Court Judge ANNE KENNEY CHAPLIN, cases from 2013 to mid-2014
«Tenant» «Address» «Town_and_State» 30-day Notice to Quit with Offer to Establish New Tenancy DATE Dear «Tenant»: I am terminating your tenancy as of the end of that month of your tenancy that begins next after your receipt of this notice. Continue reading Form Letter When You Want to Increase Rent After Lease Expiration
«Tenant» «Address» «Town_and_State» DATE Dear «Tenant»: Please be advised your security deposit has been deposited into the following Massachusetts interest-bearing bank account, beyond the claims of the landlord’s creditors, and in an account which can be transferred to a subsequent Continue reading Form Letter to Account for Yearly Interest in Security Deposit and Last Month
ALERT: In the following Press Release the Attorney General just forced a landlord to pay $23,000 to resolve allegations that they discriminated against a 59-year-old man due to his mental disability and receipt of rental assistance, AND failed to provide Continue reading Attorney General Claims That Denying Housing Because of Poor Credit and Not Sending an “Adverse Action Letter” is a violation of 93A
SUMMARY: In Kiely v Teradyne Kiely was not hired by Teradyne and later she sued because she said it was because she was a woman. The jury found no discrimination but they found that Teradyne retaliated as there was some Continue reading Kiely v Teradyne (no actual damages = no punituve damages and no attorney fees)
The City of Boston started to require mandatory inspections by the Health Board to all apartments in the City and there was a hearing on 03-31-14 which I attended. The reason I am interested is because this misguided approach might Continue reading I Went To The Boston Council Hearing on Inspections
Linda PATTERSON & another [FN1] vs. CHRIST CHURCH IN the CITY OF BOSTON & others. [FN2] No. 13-P-354. Suffolk. Jan. 10, 2014. – April 3, 2014. Negligence, One owning or controlling real estate, Violation of regulation. Church. Consumer Protection Act, Continue reading 2014 Patterson vs. Christ Church of the City of Boston (not all building Code violations are 93A)
Do you think it is a Discrimination punishable with $76,500 if I, being a Landlord or a Realtor, simply wrote “I don’t like the French”? I would think that this is speech protected by the 1st Amendment and not Continue reading PAUL LINDER vs. BOSTON FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION (Broker Asks a Tenant “So Gladys, Where Are You From”? And Only Because Of That He Is Forced To Pay $76,500)
We really need to stop Tenant Retaliation Against Landlords (TRAL) in MA (sometimes referred as “The Free Rent Trick”). Come to the State House in Boston for the hearing tomorrow (2-25-14) at 10am to discuss that very issue. We need Continue reading TRAL (Tenant Retaliation Against Landlords) Is a Big Problem in MA