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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979)

Citation
Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979)
Parent Document
Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1979-11-08

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The landlord suggests, and the amicus Greater Boston Real Estate Board argues at length, that to make the landlord the insurer of apartment maintenance will have deleterious economic effects on landlords and on the housing market generally. Increased costs derived from the warranty will result in increased rents. Older buildings, whose maintenance is hardest to ensure, tend to house low income tenants who cannot pay increased rents. Thus, imposing full warranty protection will ultimately reduce the stock of low income housing.