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Clients Retain Possession After Eviction Trial
Attorney Murphy’s clients, two co-tenants, recently received a satisfactory bench trial judgment in which they retained possession of their apartment. The tenants’ landlord filed for eviction against Attorney Murphy’s clients due to non-payment of rent. The court, however, found that … Continue reading
Posted in Landlord-Tenant
Tagged bad conditions, bench trial, bmc, breach of warranty of habitability, discrimination, eviction lawyer, eviction trial, housing court, housing mediation, landlord tenant law, lead contamination, massachusetts security deposit law, retaliation, summary process action, treble damages and attorney fees, violation of sanitary code
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Trial Success: Tenant’s Housing Rights Protected
This week, Attorney Murphy appeared in Chelsea District Court to defend his client, a tenant, at an eviction trial. The tenant’s landlord filed an eviction action based on a violation of lease terms and sought $17,000.00 in damages. Attorney Murphy … Continue reading
Posted in Landlord-Tenant
Tagged bench trial, breach of quiet enjoyment, breach of warranty of habitability, eviction, housing court, housing trial, improper service of process, invalid notice to quit, landlord rights, landlord's contractual rights, notice to quit, rent withholding, summary process, tenant rights, violation of security deposit law
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Trial Success: Landlord’s Contractual Rights Protected
Last week, Attorney Murphy’s client received a favorable judgment from a bench trial in Boston’s Housing Court. Attorney Murphy’s client, a landlord, sought eviction of his tenant after nearly six months of nonpayment of rent. Upon assessing the merits of … Continue reading
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