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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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The law requires substantial or ongoing interference with the tenant’s use of the leased properly. Compare Westland Hous. Corp. v. Scott, 312 Mass. 375, 382 (1942) (smoke, soot, and fumes from a defective oil burner entering an apartment over a three-month period, causing illness to the tenant and damage to clothing and furniture, constituted constructive eviction), and Burt, Inc., 340 Mass. at 127 (landlord’s failure to provide any power, electricity, lights, heat, or elevator service to commercial premises constituted constructive eviction); with Sims v. Mason, 361 Mass. 881, 881 (1972) (failure to provide proper cleaning services, suitable heat and air conditioning, and promised improvements, while breaches of the lease, were insufficient to demonstrate constructive eviction). Webster-Dudley’s failure to honor the option agreement did not substantially interfere with Apple D’Or’s use of the rented premises and cannot constitute constructive eviction.