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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)

Citation
Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)
Parent Document
Atkinson v. Rosenthal, 598 N.E.2d 666 (1992)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1992-08-25

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32 Mass. App. Ct. 137, 139 (1992). In the absence of conduct having that quality, a failure to perform obligations under a written lease, even though deliberate and for reasons of self-interest, does not present an occasion for invocation of c. 93A remedies. Conventional damages achieve the goal of compensation, particularly because written leases often, as here, provide that the landlord may recover the legal expenses of pursuit, plus interest at the rate of twelve percent.