Massachusetts Landlords

YOUGHAL, LLC vs. AMANDA ENTWISTLE (leaving a Notice to Quit attached to the door is not an acceptable way to give the tenant a notice AND 93A abuses by judges continue to happen!)

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Elmir Simov

My SUMMARY and COMMENTS: This decision just came from SJC several days ago and from what I understand after reading it, the judge found that all the counterclaims that the tenant threw against the landlord were without merit. The SJC Continue reading YOUGHAL, LLC vs. AMANDA ENTWISTLE (leaving a Notice to Quit attached to the door is not an acceptable way to give the tenant a notice AND 93A abuses by judges continue to happen!)→

URGENT! The Sanitary Code is getting modified by the DPH

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Elmir Simov

2019-09-19 MassachusettsLandlords.com suggested modifications to 105 CMR 410.000 MA Sanitary Code Download

Re: Sealing Evictions bill S.824 and similar

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Elmir Simov

Open Letter to all Legislators in MA Dear Legislators, My name is Elmir Simov and I have been a landlord in MA for over 20 years and I own 45 apartments in Central MA. I have been to Housing Court Continue reading Re: Sealing Evictions bill S.824 and similar→

2019 RUTH ADJARTEY & vs. CENTRAL DIVISION OF THE HOUSING COURT DEPARTMENT

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Elmir Simov

MY COMMENT: In this opinion the high court comes up with a very interesting statistic – that that 92.4% of tenants (defendants) are unrepresented by counsel while only 29.8% of landlords (plaintiffs) are unrepresented according to “Housing Court Department, Fiscal Continue reading 2019 RUTH ADJARTEY & vs. CENTRAL DIVISION OF THE HOUSING COURT DEPARTMENT→

2019 Davis vs Comerford (time lost by landlords is an irreplaceable loss to the landlords which warrants rent escrow if asked by the landlord in a motion)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Elmir Simov

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Continue reading 2019 Davis vs Comerford (time lost by landlords is an irreplaceable loss to the landlords which warrants rent escrow if asked by the landlord in a motion)→

2019 TIMOTHY CREAMER vs. ARBELLA INSURANCE (Insurance companies can be liable for the hazardous waste even after the building sold.)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Elmir Simov

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Continue reading 2019 TIMOTHY CREAMER vs. ARBELLA INSURANCE (Insurance companies can be liable for the hazardous waste even after the building sold.)→

Online Reviews Have Become a Business Threat We Must Deal With

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Elmir Simov

Welcome to the brave new world of online reviews. Times are changing again and over the last several years online reviews have become a business threat we must deal with. Yelp and Google and are two of the biggest players. Continue reading Online Reviews Have Become a Business Threat We Must Deal With→

2018 Cambridge Street Realty vs Melinda Stewart

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Elmir Simov

MY SUMMARY AND COMMENTS This decision was issued today. The tenant was repeatedly late with her rent. The landlord served her a Notice For Cause (constantly being late and some storage violations) thru a constable. The trial was set Oct Continue reading 2018 Cambridge Street Realty vs Melinda Stewart→

2018 Almeida vs Pinto (not pulling a permit a breach of duty but not a cause to the injury)

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Elmir Simov

MY SUMMARY/COMMENT: A contractor died while repairing siding. This decision reaches the conclusion that not pulling a permit was a breach of care but even if the permit was pulled the accident might have happened anyway. This case could have Continue reading 2018 Almeida vs Pinto (not pulling a permit a breach of duty but not a cause to the injury)→

Another winner : Quinn Sargent (aka Knox Sargent)

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Elmir Simov

This prospective tenant left a 1-star review about my business on Yelp which I thought was uncalled for so here is my response. Here is her original review: “The interactions even during the application process were enough to scare me Continue reading Another winner : Quinn Sargent (aka Knox Sargent)→