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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Apple D'Or Tree, Inc. v. Webster-Dudley Sand & Gravel, Inc., 24 Mass. L. Rptr. 49 (2008)

Citation
Apple D'Or Tree, Inc. v. Webster-Dudley Sand & Gravel, Inc., 24 Mass. L. Rptr. 49 (2008)
Parent Document
Apple D'Or Tree, Inc. v. Webster-Dudley Sand & Gravel, Inc., 24 Mass. L. Rptr. 49 (2008)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2008-05-16

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Webster-Dudley’s breach of the option agreement does not rise to the level of actual or constructive eviction. In order for there to be an eviction, “there must either be an actual expulsion of the tenant or some act of a permanent character, done by the landlord with the intention and effect of depriving the tenant of the enjoyment of the demised premises to which he yields, abandoning the premises within a reasonable time.” Bartlett v. Farrington, 120 Mass. 284, 284 (1876); see also e.g., Northern Assoc, v. Kiley, 57 Mass.App.Ct. 874, 884-85 (2003) (periodic heat problems, poor maintenance of common areas, debris from a broken skylight and construction dust insufficient to establish constructive eviction).