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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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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Solomon’s rent was paid in part by the Federal government, through a rent subsidy program. Gem asserts that the relevant figure for calculating three months’ rent is not the contract rent of $313, but the amount that Solomon paid personally: $73. We disagree. The triple rent clause is not a compensatory provision; it is an alternative to actual damages, designed to deter violations and to encourage tenants to seek relief under § 14. See Darmetko v. Boston Hous. Auth.,