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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 32D

Citation
Section 32D
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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[10] Our conclusion in no way affects the existing liability on the part of landlords under negligence theories, where a tenant or other is harmed by the criminal acts of third parties and the harm resulted from a breach of the landlord's tort duty to provide protection, as discussed in our decisions. See, e.g., Mullins v. Pine Manor College, 389 Mass. 47, 51 (1983). We also note that a landlord can be held liable for personal injury resulting from a breach of the warranty of habitability. Crowell v. McCaffrey, 377 Mass. 443, 451 (1979). The plaintiffs here make no claim for personal injuries.