Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Citation
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Parent Document
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 1997-05-08
Other Sections in This Document (19)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
- Al-Ziab v. Mourgis, 424 Mass. 847 (1997)
Full Text
659 charsGeneral Laws c. 186, § 14, originally enacted in 1927, codified a tenant’s common law rights under the implied covenant of quiet enjoyment. St. 1927, c. 339, § 1. See Simon v. Solomon, 385 Mass. 91, 101-102 (1982). At common law, and as originally enacted by statute, the covenant of quiet enjoyment prohibited a landlord from wilful or intentional interference with a tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the leased premises. In 1973, the statute was rewritten and the requirement of intentional conduct was eliminated; landlords could now be held liable for “directly or indirectly” interfering with a tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the premises. St. 1973, c. 778, § 2.