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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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

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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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This argument assumes that tenants will frequently enforce the rent abatement remedy or that landlords will spend a great deal of money on preventive maintenance. Yet empirical evidence tends to show a very low rate of tenant enforcement. Abbott, Housing Policy, Housing Codes and Tenant Remedies: An Integration, 56 B.U.L. Rev. 1, 63 (1976). Hirsch, Hirsch & Margolis, Regression Analysis of the Effects of Habitability Laws Upon Rent: An Empirical Observation on the Ackerman-Komesar *201