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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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We cannot say the judge’s conclusion to award damages under § 14 was wrong. We do not have a transcript of the evidence, and the only question before us on this issue is whether, as a matter of law, the noise of an alarm ringing for more than one day could not support a finding of a breach of the tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment. The ringing for a day of an alarm which, we infer, was adequate to alert a sleeping tenant in the event of fire cannot be said as a matter of law never to be sufficient interference to justify relief under § 14.