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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

PHOEBE FLEMMING v. GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.P., 177 N.E.3d 1244 (2021)

Citation
PHOEBE FLEMMING v. GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.P., 177 N.E.3d 1244 (2021)
Parent Document
PHOEBE FLEMMING v. GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.P., 177 N.E.3d 1244 (2021)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2021-10-28

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Furthermore, even if Flemming could establish injury, her claim fails again on the merits because the charge for legal fees was not a demand for rent in advance or for an additional security deposit. See G. L. c. 186, § 15B (1) (d). In fact, the motion judge concluded that the attorney's fees provision was not itself unlawful, presumably because G. L. c. 186, § 20, contemplates that a lease of residential property may "provide that in any action or summary proceeding the landlord may recover attorneys' fees and expenses incurred as the result of the failure of the tenant to Page 475