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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Mellor v. Berman, 390 Mass. 275 (1983)

Citation
Mellor v. Berman, 390 Mass. 275 (1983)
Parent Document
Mellor v. Berman, 390 Mass. 275 (1983)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1983-10-03

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A security deposit is not rent. Huard v. Forest St. Hous. Inc., 366 Mass. 203, 211 (1974). A lessor, however, may deduct from the security deposit “any unpaid rent which has not been validly withheld or deducted pursuant to the provisions of any special or general law.” G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4) (i), as appearing in St. 1978, c. 553, § 2.