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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Belanger v. Mulholland, 30 A.3d 836 (2011)

Citation
Belanger v. Mulholland, 30 A.3d 836 (2011)
Parent Document
Belanger v. Mulholland, 30 A.3d 836 (2011)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
2011-11-08

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[¶ 10] The relevant time period for the determination of damages for this case is December 2008 through March 2009. The court found that during this period, the Belangers were without running water and that later, lack of a functioning toilet rendered the premises unfit for human habitation. Without extraordinary action by the Belangers, hauling water from neighbors to flush the toilet, the premises was thus unfit for human habitation, by the court’s standards, from December 2008 onward. Accordingly, by itself, the lack of running water in the Belangers’ trailer for four months was a condition that “endanger[ed] or materially impair[ed] the health or safety of the tenants,” and rendered the trailer unfit for human habitation. 14 M.R.S. § 6021(2), (3)(A).