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

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

...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...

Bank of New York v. Bailey, 460 Mass. 327 (2011)

Bank of New York v. Bailey, 460 Mass. 327 (2011) Massachusetts state

...with a notice of its intention to terminate his occupancy. When Bailey failed to vacate the property, BNY instituted the underlying action in the Housing Court and, on January 9, 2009, served Bailey with a summary process (eviction) summons. Bailey...

Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Nunez, 460 Mass. 511 (2011)

Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Nunez, 460 Mass. 511 (2011) Massachusetts state

...186A, § 4 (a), provides that “[a] foreclosing owner shall not evict a tenant for the following actions that constitute just cause until 30 days after the notice required by section 3 is posted and delivered” (emphasis added), and then identifies...

Provident Funding Associates, LP v. Jones, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 37 (2013)

Provident Funding Associates, LP v. Jones, 31 Mass. L. Rptr. 37 (2013) Massachusetts state

...Here, the defendants allege that Provident was on notice that Ms. Santos was ineligible for the loan, and Provident, therefore, is obtaining title and possession of the Property through unlawful eviction and foreclosure. As such, the defendants can establish legally...

Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003)

Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003) Massachusetts state

Lawrence proceeded with the eviction action filed pursuant to the fourteen day notice to quit for nonpayment of rent. In response, Osuagwu sought summary judgment for possession on the ground that, as matter of law, there had been no nonpayment...

Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)

Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019) Massachusetts state

...premises, or pay the rent due within [fourteen] days of [her] receipt of this notice, the BHA [would] file an action in housing court to evict [her] and to recover the rent due plus court costs at which time [she...

Murray v. Zullo, 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 293 (2005)

Murray v. Zullo, 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 293 (2005) Massachusetts state

In the meantime, the Zullos had served Murray with a 30-day Notice to Quit. This Notice sought Murray’s eviction based on alleged violations of her Lease, including, among other things, the occupancy of the Apartment by her daughter...

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

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

...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 1, 1975.” The landlord took no action to evict...

Section 3

Wallace v. Boston Rent Board, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 13 (1981) Massachusetts state

8) eviction or termination of tenancy of the legal occupant by the owner without following the proper lawful procedure. Proper lawful procedure shall include, without limitation, the presentation of the rights under the Ordinance to the legal occupant on an...

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

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

The evidence therefore supports a finding of only one retaliatory act -- serving an eviction notice. Because the judge predicated damages on either two or three retaliatory acts, we remand this claim for the judge to determine whether recalculation of the...

Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)

Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019) Massachusetts state

...with a notice to quit on March 27, 2014.8 On June 9, 2014, the BHA initiated a summary process (eviction) action in the Housing Court.9

Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003)

Lawrence v. Osuagwu, 57 Mass. App. Ct. 60 (2003) Massachusetts state

...tenants with a fourteen day notice to quit for nonpayment of rent. On January 25, 1999, Lawrence served the tenants with the summary process summons and complaint, alleging nonpayment as the grounds for the eviction. The tenants filed an answer...

Demos v. Sawyer, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 144 (1994)

Demos v. Sawyer, 2 Mass. L. Rptr. 144 (1994) Massachusetts state

...a Notice to Quit. It was not established, however, that the eviction was caused by defendant’s complaints to the authorities, or by his announced intention to withhold payment of rent. Accordingly, the Court finds that a retaliatory eviction in...

§ 3

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Sutton (2023) Massachusetts state

5 The law also prohibited, in a "non-essential eviction," scheduling a summary process trial, entering a judgment for possession for the plaintiff, issuing an execution for possession, or denying a defendant's request to continue proceedings or to stay...

§ 8A

Ferreira v. Charland (2023) Massachusetts state

...239, § 8A, provides as follows: "In any action under this chapter to recover possession of any premises rented or leased for dwelling purposes, brought pursuant to a notice to quit for nonpayment of rent, or where the tenancy has been...

Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)

Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019) Massachusetts state

...A defendant facing eviction is required to understand, in the time between compressed deadlines, the meaning of a notice to quit; the filing requirements for an answer, including those relating to defenses and counterclaims; the method for requesting and providing...