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Section 2

Citation
Section 2
Parent Document
Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1981-09-22

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case, we think that the present statute, which contains an express policy favoring “repair, replacement or maintenance” of rental units, must be construed as giving Boston at least the general authority to link a rent increase with habitability, since that power is necessary to preserve the quality