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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)

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Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)
Parent Document
Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2019-05-10

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We note that when the judge asked Y.A. whether she had raised the matter with the property manager, Y.A. initially responded, "No," but then went on to explain, "I go in the office one time, but, after that, I tried to figure it out ...." The judge did not inquire further on Y.A.'s ambiguous response. As mentioned supra, bringing issues of domestic violence to the attention of the manager of a public housing agency is not a prerequisite to raising VAWA as a defense to eviction in a subsequent court proceeding; however, we emphasize that the best practice is for a tenant to inform the landlord of any domestic violence in order to allow the landlord to determine whether the domestic violence adversely affected the tenant's ability to adhere to the conditions of the lease or agreement for judgment.