Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979)

Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979) Massachusetts state

...Increased costs derived from the warranty will result in increased rents. Older buildings, whose maintenance is hardest to ensure, tend to house low income tenants who cannot pay increased rents. Thus, imposing full warranty protection will ultimately reduce the stock...

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Layes v. RHP Properties, Inc. (2019) Massachusetts state

basic utility services through nondiscriminatory rent increases. See § 10.05(4)(c). The duty to maintain the park utilities is specifically

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982) Massachusetts state

...The rent under the lease was set at $165 a month. Under another provision of the lease, if an increase in rent was authorized by the rent control administration the tenants would be required to pay the increased rent “commencing...

Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981)

Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981) Massachusetts state

...On March 23,1978, the board confirmed its order denying the rent increase and dissolved its prior stay of that order, thus requiring the landlord to refund the amounts already paid into escrow for the increase. The board ordered that...

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Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981) Massachusetts state

...We therefore hold that it is necessarily implied that the board has at least the general authority to tie a rent increase to compliance with laws governing habitability. Contrast Babson v. Boston Rent Control Admr.,

Cambridge Street Realty, LLC v. Stewart, 113 N.E.3d 303 (2018)

Cambridge Street Realty, LLC v. Stewart, 113 N.E.3d 303 (2018) Massachusetts state

...At the time of lease signing, the tenant's total monthly rent was $1,324, with the landlord receiving $1,044 of the rent from the BHA. The tenant's monthly rent increased to $1,500 in June 2016, with...

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982) Massachusetts state

In a decision dated March 28, 1975, the Boston rent control administration granted the landlord a rent increase of $45 a month for the apartment occupied by the tenants. The decision contained the following language: “The new maximum rent is...

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982) Massachusetts state

...The tenants responded by sending a check for $165 for the June, 1975, rent. In an accompanying letter they informed the landlord that they were not obligated to pay the increased rent until September 1, 1975, but were willing to...

Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981)

Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981) Massachusetts state

...Since the adjustment had been conditioned on such compliance, the board ordered the increase rescinded as to all units until such time as the landlord remedied the violations and obtained a certificate of compliance under § 9 of Regulation 11. In...

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982) Massachusetts state

...The judge found that when it sent the three notices to quit and the April 7 letter “the landlord was aware of or should have been aware that [it] was not entitled to demand the rent increase prior to September...

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Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981) Massachusetts state

grant a rent increase under this section, if it determines that the affected rental unit does not comply with the state sanitary code and any applicable municipal codes, ordinances or by-laws, and if it determines that such lack of...

Section 2

Altschuler v. Boston Rent Board, 425 N.E.2d 781 (1981) Massachusetts state

...well as his right to receive sufficient income, we perceive no inherent defect in ... [a regulation] that prevents increases in rent for defective premises.” Id. See also Rosen v. Weaver, 7 Misc. 2d 576, 578 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1957).

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Attorney General v. Brown, 511 N.E.2d 1103 (1987) Massachusetts state

The statute also provides for adjustments in the monthly rents to reflect changes in the fair market rentals, and additional adjustments “to the extent [the Secretary] determines such adjustments are necessary to reflect increases in the actual and necessary expenses...

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

The plaintiff does not argue that damages should properly be determined using the increased monthly rent of $370 instead of $340. The judge found that, as of the first week in June, the rent was $340 per month because no...

Classic Restaurant Concepts, LLC v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (2024)

Classic Restaurant Concepts, LLC v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (2024) Massachusetts state

prospective tenants of a pending application for rent increases

Manzaro v. McCann, 519 N.E.2d 1337 (1988)

Manzaro v. McCann, 519 N.E.2d 1337 (1988) Massachusetts state

case held that a landlord’s refusal to permit a tenant to remain as a tenant at will after expiration of her lease was a reprisal for her reporting the landlord’s unlawful rent increase to a rent board. Id.

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

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

It follows that during the three months before the new lease with the successor tenant began, the landlord was entitled to rent ($3,000 per month) and additional rent for increased taxes and operating expenses. 3 *223 2. Other damages.

Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979)

Berman & Sons, Inc. v. Jefferson, 396 N.E.2d 981 (1979) Massachusetts state

Debate, 63 Calif. L. Rev. 1098, 1130 (1975). A study has failed to find a statistically significant relationship between the presence of most habitability laws, including rent abatement, and increased rents. Hirsch, Hirsch, & Margolis, supra

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Simon v. Solomon, 431 N.E.2d 556 (1982) Massachusetts state

...A rule making triple rent damages dependent on the source of rental payments would unnecessarily increase discrepancies in the amounts recovered by different tenants. Low income tenants receiving rent subsidies, who are often the victims of the most flagrant violations...

Lindquist v. Stella, 111 N.E.3d 304 (2018)

Lindquist v. Stella, 111 N.E.3d 304 (2018) Massachusetts state

The monthly rent at the start of the tenancy was $500. It was increased to $550 in 2014, and again to $650 in January of 2016.