Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Citation
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Parent Document
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 1983-10-03
- Original Source
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2024623/mellor-v-berman/ ↗
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- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
- Mellor v. Berman, 454 N.E.2d 907 (1983)
Full Text
1,000 charsIn 1969, § 15B merely stated that a lessor might not require a security deposit in an amount in excess of two months' rent. St. 1969, c. 244, § 1. One year later the Legislature added a penalty of double damages for the wilful withholding of a tenant's security deposit. St. 1970, c. 666, § 1. The requirement in the multiple damages provision of a wilful violation was deleted by the Legislature in 1972 and has remained omitted despite substantial changes in the form of the legislative controls on security deposits. See St. 1972, c. 639, § 1; St. 1977, c. 979, § 1; St. 1978, c. 553, § 1. The deletion of the requirement of a finding of bad faith was not accidental. Specific proposals presented to the Legislature in 1972 illustrate this point. 1972 House Doc. Nos. 248, 1676, and 3122 before the Legislature contained provisions retaining the "bad faith" requirement for damages for improper retention of security deposits. The Legislature declined to adopt these proposed changes to § 15B.[11]