Meikle v. Nurse, 474 Mass. 207 (2016)

Citation: Meikle v. Nurse, 474 Mass. 207 (2016)
Parent Document: Meikle v. Nurse, 474 Mass. 207 (2016)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2016-04-27
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3198342/meikle-v-nurse/ ↗

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       The judge's ruling in this case conflicts with other
Housing Court decisions on this issue. See, e.g., Patnod vs.
King, Worcester Hous. Ct., No. 14-SP-3620 (Sept. 29, 2014)
(landlord failure to notify lessee of location of security
deposit and failure to deposit in interest-bearing account
created defense to possession); Gouveia vs. Noel, Southeast
Hous. Ct., No. 13-SP-02987 (Sept. 19, 2013) (failure to place
security deposit in interest bearing account constituted defense
to no-fault eviction); Dunn vs. Cox, Boston Hous. Ct., No. 99-
SP-03639 (Aug. 23, 1999) (statutory violation of security
deposit law prohibited landlord action to recover possession).
                                                                    3 defense" in G. L. c. 239, § 8A, and that a counterclaim or defense on that basis may be asserted as a defense to a

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