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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Rice v. Apazidis, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 451 (2010)

Citation
Rice v. Apazidis, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 451 (2010)
Parent Document
Rice v. Apazidis, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 451 (2010)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2010-02-23

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In context, however, the “lawful visitor” language in Scott does not purport to hold landlords strictly liable for injuries suffered on their premises by any non-trespasser whenever those injuries are causally related to a violation of the State Building Code or Sanitary Code. To construe the holding in Scott as expansively as Rice suggests would be to unmoor the warranty of habitability from the lease, an action the Supreme Judicial Court did not take.