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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Avalonbay Communities, Inc. v. Hamilton, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 436 (2010)

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Avalonbay Communities, Inc. v. Hamilton, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 436 (2010)
Parent Document
Avalonbay Communities, Inc. v. Hamilton, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 436 (2010)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2010-02-05

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G.L.c. 184, section 18 (invoked in this count) prohibits landlords from engaging in self-help. Here, AvalonBay did change the locks on the model unit, a unit to which the Hamiltons were licensees only, but took no such or similar action as to the Hamilton’s leased unit, that is, the unit to which their tenancy attached. Accordingly, judgment must enter for AvalonBay on this count as well. III. THE ATTORNEYS FEE ISSUE