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/ ↗

Full Text

869 chars

5
       General Laws c. 186, § 15B (3) (a), provides in relevant
part: "A receipt shall be given to the tenant within thirty
days after such deposit is received by the lessor which receipt
shall indicate the name and location of the bank in which the
security deposit has been deposited and the amount and account
number of said deposit. Failure to comply with this paragraph
shall entitle the tenant to immediate return of the security
deposit." (Emphasis added.)
    6
       General Laws c. 186, § 15B (3) (b), requires that "[a]
lessor of residential real property who holds a security deposit
pursuant to this section for a period of one year or longer
. . . shall . . . pay interest at the rate of five per cent per
year . . . payable to the tenant at the end of each year of the
tenancy."
                                                                      6

Other Sections in This Document (164)

Full Text