Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Citation
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Parent Document
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2004-01-07
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- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
Full Text
1,237 charsHousing specialists are authorized by statute in G. L. c. 185C, § 16. “The first justice of a particular housing court may appoint, . . . subject to approval of the chief justice of the housing court department, such number of housing specialists as he may from time to time determine.” G. L. c. 185C, § 16, as amended by St. 1992, c. 379, § 54. The housing specialists “hold office at the pleasure of said chief justice.” Ibid. They “shall be knowledgeable in the maintenance, repair, and *297rehabilitation of dwelling units; the problems of landlord and tenant as they pertain to dwelling units; the types of funds and services available to assist landlords and tenants in the financing and resolution of such problems”; and the relevant Federal and State laws. Ibid. They “shall have such powers and perform such duties as said chief justice shall from time to time prescribe.” Ibid. See LeBlanc v. Sherwin Williams Co., 406 Mass. 888, 896 (1990) (G. L. c. 185C, § 16, “provides for the appointment of housing specialists to aid the judge in the performance of his duties”); Commonwealth v. Lappas, 39 Mass. App. Ct. 285, 286 (1995) (housing court specialists are “able to act as an informed investigative arm of the Housing Court”).