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Parent Document
Ryan v. Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Corp. (2019)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2019-12-05
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4684712/ryan-v-mary-ann-morse-healthcare-corp/ ↗

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communities also explicitly acknowledges "entrance fees." See
G. L. c. 93, § 76 (a) (defining entrance fee as "an initial or
deferred transfer to a provider of a sum of money or other
property made or promised to be made as full or partial
consideration for acceptance of a specified individual as a
resident in a facility"). At a hearing on the motion to
dismiss, however, the defendant conceded that it is not a
continuing care retirement community. Nor has either party, or
the amici, provided us with briefing on the issue. Accordingly,
we decline to consider the permissibility of upfront charges in
continuing care retirement communities.
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