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

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

...Boston Rent Control Administration, Boston Housing Court Department, CA 9471 (1980) (judgment). See, also, Gentile v. Rent Control Bd. of Somerville, 365 Mass. 343, 348-349 (1974). Any rent increase resulting from an improper decontrol would have impact on the...

Young v. Patukonis, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 907 (1987)

Young v. Patukonis, 24 Mass. App. Ct. 907 (1987) Massachusetts state

...On January 1,1983, Young increased Patukonis’s rent from $220 to $250 per month. On Janaury 19, 1984, title to the building was transferred to Young solely.

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

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

When Hood learned of Harp’s attempts to interest other tenants in resisting the rent increase, she associated the plaintiff with the activity and told Harp that the plaintiff could no longer use the “conference room” for his weights, and...

Homesavers Council of Greenfield Gardens, Inc. v. Sanchez, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (2007)

Homesavers Council of Greenfield Gardens, Inc. v. Sanchez, 70 Mass. App. Ct. 453 (2007) Massachusetts state

At about the time that the present proceeding commenced, the tenant returned to work, her income increased, and the landlord established a new rent for her unit of $627 per month. Trial was scheduled for December 6, 2002. One day...

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

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

...The landlord sought a $100 rent increase only from her, but she did not pay it. In July, 1986, the landlord sent her a notice to quit which the court held was deficient.

Qureshi v. Fiske Capital Management, Inc., 59 Mass. App. Ct. 463 (2003)

Qureshi v. Fiske Capital Management, Inc., 59 Mass. App. Ct. 463 (2003) Massachusetts state

...extension term (starting August 1, 1989, and ending July 31, 1994) and set forth the rent during the extension term (there was an increase each year). The lease amendment also provided for a further extension option of five years, running...

Lowery v. Robinson, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 982 (1982)

Lowery v. Robinson, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 982 (1982) Massachusetts state

...It was therefore error for the judge to increase the tenant’s rent in order to provide the landlords with additional funds for the purchase of fuel oil.

Cummings Properties, LLC v. National Communications Corp., 449 Mass. 490 (2007)

Cummings Properties, LLC v. National Communications Corp., 449 Mass. 490 (2007) Massachusetts state

...of rent provision would apparently apply both to breaches of major importance, such as the failure to pay rent, and to ones of minor financial importance (or of ready calculation), such as the failure to pay a property tax increase.

Merchants Mutual Ins. v. Face Place, Inc., 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 511 (2006)

Merchants Mutual Ins. v. Face Place, Inc., 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 511 (2006) Massachusetts state

...Alibrandi paid Williams-burg six thousand dollars toward construction costs in order to avoid a large rent increase.

Clegg v. Vaughan, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 134 (1997)

Clegg v. Vaughan, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 134 (1997) Massachusetts state

Vaughan is correct that the case file in the District Court reveals that, in his answer to interrogatories, Clegg stated that the rent was $750 per month, that there were no rent increases, and that he received a $375 security...

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

...is increased by the fact that some sample notice to quit forms, available online, include language that could cause a reasonable tenant to believe that there is no right to avoid eviction by repaying the full amount of rent due...

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

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

...Lindquist met her burden of showing that the rent increase could not have been retaliatory because Stella testified that Lindquist notified him of it in December of 2015, and there was no evidence that Lindquist even knew about Stella's...

Lowery v. Robinson, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 982 (1982)

Lowery v. Robinson, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 982 (1982) Massachusetts state

...186, § 14, because they lacked the ability to pay for heating oil; (b) that the tenant was entitled to a partial rent credit for the period when she lacked heat; (c) that the tenant’s rent should be increased by...

Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980)

Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980) Massachusetts state

...The statutes of nearly every State of the Union provide for the increase of damages where the injury complained of results from the neglect of duties imposed for the better security of life and property, and make that increase in...

Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005)

Gifford v. Sears, 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 716 (2005) Massachusetts state

...612, 618-19 (“[T]he renting or leasing of individual units by individual owners [in a condominium], differs markedly from the commercial venture typified by a large apartment building . . .”). The current trend of increasing the scope of the liability exclusion...

Taylor v. Burke, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 77 (2007)

Taylor v. Burke, 69 Mass. App. Ct. 77 (2007) Massachusetts state

...The legislative history of amendments to the statute evince an increasing concern for the tenant. As of 1969, § 15B merely stated that a lessor could not require a security deposit in an amount in excess of two months’ rent. St...

Section 15B

Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 408 N.E.2d 830 (1980) Massachusetts state

...A landlord is bound to return the deposit to a tenant within thirty days after termination of occupancy, deducting only unpaid rent, any unpaid increase in real estate taxes chargeable to the tenant under an escalation clause, and a reasonable...

Fennelly v. Kimball Court Apartments Ltd. Partnership, 14 Mass. L. Rptr. 37 (2001)

Fennelly v. Kimball Court Apartments Ltd. Partnership, 14 Mass. L. Rptr. 37 (2001) Massachusetts state

...the government pays a major portion of each month’s rent to the landlord and has a direct contractual relationship with the landlord for the tenant’s benefit, and the landlord submits to significant regulation, including government imposed restrictions on...

Azar v. Quinn, 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 519 (1994)

Azar v. Quinn, 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 519 (1994) Massachusetts state

...Specifically, the Proposal provided for rent increases in years two and three, as well as for charges for utilities in years two and three. The plaintiffs wrote various handwritten modifications on the Proposal and had Camiel initial their modifications. The...