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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)

Citation
Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)
Parent Document
Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1991-08-12

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In March, 1983, Gonzalez made a partial payment of rent. Several days later, Haddad requested the balance, and Gonzalez informed him that she was withholding further payments of rent until Haddad dealt with some of the problems with her apartment. Haddad then commenced his action for summary process, and Gonzalez filed her counterclaims. While the matter was pending, Haddad did send some repairmen to the apartment, but the repairmen often were drunk. During one such visit, one of the repairmen vomited into Gonzalez’s kitchen sink, and she was forced to clean up after him. In addition, Haddad harassed and threatened Gonzalez. He would scream at her and look at her menacingly. Haddad told Gonzalez that she would lose in court because he would “buy” the judge. He also told her that he would report her nonpayment of rent to the welfare department so as to cause the termination of her benefits, and he threatened to have her sent back to Puerto Rico.