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Doe v. New Bedford Housing Authority, 630 N.E.2d 248 (1994)

Citation
Doe v. New Bedford Housing Authority, 630 N.E.2d 248 (1994)
Parent Document
Doe v. New Bedford Housing Authority, 630 N.E.2d 248 (1994)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1994-03-14

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The defendant’s position as a public housing authority also does not affect its liability, because, as we have noted, “[a]lthough in certain respects a public body, the [housing authority] in carrying on its housing functions is submissible to and must abide by the ordinary substantive law of the Commonwealth — the rules of contract, tort, and so forth. ... In its relations with its tenants, [the housing authority] has rights and duties like those of other landlords: this appears from many decided cases. . . . And, like other landlords, [the housing authority] is under duties as prescribed by G. L. c. 111, §§ 127A-127N, including the duty to maintain residential properties in accordance with the minimal standards established by the State Sanitary Code.” (Citations omitted.) Perez v. Boston Hous. Auth., 379 Mass. 703, 727-728 (1980).