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Section 14

Citation
Section 14
Parent Document
Simon v. Solomon, 431 N.E.2d 556 (1982)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1982-01-18

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When § 14 was first enacted, both categories of prohibited conduct — failure to provide services and interference with quiet enjoyment — were modified by the words “willfully or intentionally.” St. 1927, c. 339, § 1. In 1973, the statute was rewritten. St. 1973, c. 778, § 2. The requirement of intentional conduct was retained for failure to provide essential services, but deleted from the quiet enjoyment clause; landlords were now liable for “directly or indirectly” interfering with tenants’ quiet enjoyment of leased premises. One natural inference from this amendment is that the Leg *102