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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 15B

Citation
Section 15B
Parent Document
Castenholz v. Caira, 490 N.E.2d 494 (1986)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1986-03-28

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Section 15B, as thus construed, is not a minefield of potential multiple penalties for a landlord who makes an innocent mistake. Any one of the violations of duty listed in subsection (6) will entitle the tenant to immediate return of his entire deposit on request, regardless of whether the violation was innocent or wilful. Mellor v. Berman, 390 Mass. at 281-283. If the *763