Mogilevsky v. Keating, 11 Mass. L. Rptr. 332 (2000)

Citation: Mogilevsky v. Keating, 11 Mass. L. Rptr. 332 (2000)
Parent Document: Mogilevsky v. Keating, 11 Mass. L. Rptr. 332 (2000)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2000-02-11
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8353877/mogilevsky-v-keating/ ↗

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Remedial statutes, such as the ones invoked here, are to be liberally construed to effectuate the legislative purpose. See id. at 643 n.9, citing Deas v. Dempsey, 403 Mass. 468, 470 (1988). Clearly, the legislative purpose underlying the laws requiring minimum standards of habitability for housing intended for human habitation is to secure decent and safe housing for the people in the Commonwealth. That certain individuals exchange services for housing does not place them outside the legislative policy requiring habitable housing in the Commonwealth. To find otherwise would leave categories of individuals such as nannies, caretakers, and housekeepers, among others, without recourse to decent and safe housing.

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