Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Citation
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Parent Document
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2008-12-01
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- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
- Brooks v. Manzaro, 25 Mass. L. Rptr. 31 (2008)
Full Text
941 charsAlthough Brooks points out, quite correctly, that an unnatural accumulation could in principle support the application of the implied warranty, the warranty extends only to significant defects that pertain to “the physical maintenance and repair of a dwelling unit” and affect its “fit(ness) for human occupation.” See Doe, 417 Mass. at 280-81. A parking lot outside an apartment building is not a facility essential to the use of the dwelling unit itself nor is the condition of the parking lot relevant to the dwelling’s “fitness for human occupation” in the way that the condition of a structure physically appurtenant to the building would be. Cf. Ruiz v. Pelson Realty Trust, 2001 WL 810347 at *5 (Essex Super.Ct., April 9, 2001) (Agnes, J.) [13 Mass. L. Rptr. 346] (holding that the implied warranty of habitability applies to significant defects that make an exterior staircase leading to an apartment building unusable or dangerous).