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Youghal, LLC v. Entwistle (2020)

Citation
Youghal, LLC v. Entwistle (2020)
Parent Document
Youghal, LLC v. Entwistle (2020)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2020-03-23

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In this case, the tenants had a balance of unpaid rent of
$1,250 at the time the summary process proceeding commenced.
Under the circumstances, the judge correctly concluded that the
tenants were not entitled to a presumption of retaliation under
G. L. c. 186, § 18. With respect to G. L. c. 239, § 2A, the
judge determined that the landlord overcame the presumption by
showing that it repeatedly had commenced summary process actions
against one of the tenants when she previously had fallen behind
in her rent. In the circumstances, we conclude that the judge
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