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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Ianello v. Court Management Corp., 509 N.E.2d 1 (1987)

Citation
Ianello v. Court Management Corp., 509 N.E.2d 1 (1987)
Parent Document
Ianello v. Court Management Corp., 509 N.E.2d 1 (1987)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1987-06-22

Full Text

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In April, 1985, the landlord decided to raise the rent by $30 effective in June, and sent a notice to that effect to all tenants. On receiving the notice and on paying his May rent of $340, the plaintiff complained to Hood about the size of the increase. Hood sympathized but attributed the raise in rent to the “owner.” The plaintiff then talked with his next door neighbor, Samuel Harp, about the increase, and they both sought legal advice. Harp tried to interest other tenants in resisting the rent increase, and both he and the plaintiff withheld the June rent payment. After failing to pay the June rent, the plaintiff received a fourteen-day notice to quit, but on June 12 he paid the June rent at the new requested rate of $370.