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JEFFREY CAMPBELL v. MANSOUR ABDULLA & Others. (2025)

Citation
JEFFREY CAMPBELL v. MANSOUR ABDULLA & Others. (2025)
Parent Document
JEFFREY CAMPBELL v. MANSOUR ABDULLA & Others. (2025)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2025-08-21
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10658045/jeffrey-campbell-v-mansour-abd... ↗

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After a jury-waived trial at which both the landlord and Coffey testified, the judge found that the tenants had committed multiple lease violations.  Although the judge acknowledged the tenants' affirmative defenses, including retaliation, he did not consider them.  Instead, he concluded that, because the landlord "terminated the Defendants' tenancy for cause, affirmative defenses [were] not available to the Defendants" under G. L. c. 239, § 8A.