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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The paired retaliation presumptions in G. L. c. 186, § 18 (as to counterclaim), and G. L. c. 239, § 2A (as to defense), apply to for-cause evictions.  See Youghal, LLC, 484 Mass. at 1023–1024, citing South Boston Elderly Residences, Inc., 91 Mass. App. Ct. at 468-469 (under G. L. c. 239, § 2A, "a rebuttable presumption arises, whether or not the action was for nonpayment of rent"); Beacon Residential Mgt., LP v. R.P., 477 Mass. 749, 758 (2017) (identifying § 2A as "viable defense to eviction" in for-cause eviction).  The timing of the notice to quit created a rebuttable presumption of retaliation, and § 2A applied to the tenants' defense.  See Youghal, LLC, supra; Beacon Residential Mgt., LP, supra.

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