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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Manzaro v. McCann, 519 N.E.2d 1337 (1988)

Citation
Manzaro v. McCann, 519 N.E.2d 1337 (1988)
Parent Document
Manzaro v. McCann, 519 N.E.2d 1337 (1988)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1988-03-16

Full Text

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Although we hardly commend the landlord’s actions, his reprisal because of the tenant’s oral refusal to sign the lease does not justify an award of damages under § 18. The tenant did not commence any proceeding to enforce her rights as a tenant as to which the landlord’s response was a reprisal. Nor did she complain in writing to the landlord concerning the violation of her rights as a tenant. Citing Scofield v. Berman & Sons,