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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Homesavers Council of Greenfield Gardens, Inc. v. Sanchez, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (2007)

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Homesavers Council of Greenfield Gardens, Inc. v. Sanchez, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (2007)
Parent Document
Homesavers Council of Greenfield Gardens, Inc. v. Sanchez, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (2007)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2007-10-10

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The judge’s finding that the landlord’s actions were extreme *461and outrageous is warranted. The conduct occurred in total disregard of applicable substantive and procedural guidelines; it continued notwithstanding the tenant’s efforts to obtain a correction; the landlord remained obdurate until confronted by an actual trial; and the actions subjected the tenant to potentially disastrous consequences. Contrary to the landlord’s characterization, these were not merely “uninformed choices.” The facts underlying Beecy v. Pucciarelli, 387 Mass. 589, 596 (1982), and Rahman v. Federal Mgmt. Co., 23 Mass. App. Ct. 701, 705-707 (1987), on which the landlord relies, which cases held that the mere filing of a lawsuit is not extreme and outrageous conduct, fell far short of the level to which the behavior of the landlord sank in the present case.12