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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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169 N.J. Super. 288 (1979), the Appellate Division upheld a municipal ordinance which required “substantial compliance” with city and State housing codes as a condition of periodic increases in rent. “The coupling of certain rental increases with . . . the basic habitability of the rental unit is . . . reasonable .... Rent control would be self-defeating were landlords permitted to reduce maintenance expenditures and allow buildings to deteriorate because their profits have been regulated downward.” Id. at 303. The State Supreme Court affirmed. Orange Taxpayers Council, Inc. v. Orange,