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1. A BILL TO HAVE THE 14-day NOTICE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT BE SHORTENED TO A 7-DAY OR A 3-DAY AS IT IS IN CA. SECTION 1. Section 11A of Chapter 186 of the General Laws, as appearing in the Continue reading The 8 Laws We Must Change in 2013
After I published Judge Dina Fein, follow the law, please I received a comment by Attorney A. Joseph Ross saying that Leardi is consistent with the ruling in Hershenow. I realized that I couldn’t answer with a couple of sentences and that Continue reading Judge Dina Fein, follow the law, please! (part 2)
In a recent decision (Karl Pumiglia v Northland Cliffside, Oct’12) judge Dina Fein from Western Housing Court acknowledges that the SJC in Hershenow v Enterprise Rent-a-Car, 2006 requires an actual injury to the Consumer before $25 and Attorney Fees can Continue reading Judge Dina Fein, follow the law please!
MY COMMENT: “In this case, we hold that, except for small claim matters, a corporation may not be represented in judicial proceedings by a corporate officer who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth.” VARNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. vs. Continue reading VARNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. vs. WMF, INC.
There were a couple of disturbing things that happened during July 2012 First, the Legislature ignored again for another year our pleas to pass mandatory rent escrow to make retaliation against landlords (otherwise known as “the free rent trick”) illegal Continue reading 2012 Taylor v Beaudry (Security Deposits)
Section 6F. Costs, expenses and interest for insubstantial, frivolous or bad faith claims or defenses Upon motion of any party in any civil action in which a finding, verdict, decision, award, order or judgment has been made by Continue reading MGL 231, 6F and 6G (bad-faith, frivolous lawsuits)
Dear Legislators, I am writing this because twenty nine years ago in Nei v Burley the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts did something which was very anti-Independence Day. They ruled that 93A did not come with the right to a Continue reading Letter about 93A and Rent Escrow
This eBook on Tenants’ Rights in Massachusetts is written and published by MassLegalHelp who according to their web site are “Promoting justice in Massachusetts with legal information”. I think it is written with a very broad brush and with little Continue reading Tenants’ Rights in Massachusetts: Private Housing
MANDATORY RENT ESCROW BILL (# S779) Petitioners: Jennifer L. Flanagan , Elmir Simov SECTION 1. Section 8A of chapter 239 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second Continue reading LEGISLATIVE BILLS FILED BY MASSACHUSETTSLANDLORDS.COM – 2012
Section 19. If a tenant or occupant of a building or tenement, under a lawful title, uses such premises or any part thereof for the purposes of prostitution, assignation, lewdness, illegal gaming, or the illegal keeping or sale of alcoholic Continue reading MGL 139, sec 19 (speedy eviction)