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Taylor v. Beaudry, 75 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2009)

Citation
Taylor v. Beaudry, 75 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2009)
Parent Document
Taylor v. Beaudry, 75 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2009)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2009-10-15

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The tenant in Castenholz sued his former landlords, claiming that their failure to place his security deposit in a separate escrow account within thirty days of receipt violated G. L. c. 186, § 15B(3)(a).5 Under G. L. c. 186, § 15B(6)(a),6 the landlords’ violation of § 15B(3)(a) effected a forfeiture of their right to *414retain any part of the security deposit. In turn, § 15B(7)7 provided that failure to comply with § 15B(6)(a) entitled the tenant to recover three times the amount of the security deposit.