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Tag Archives: rent withholding
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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Rent Withholding Nets Client Thousands of Dollars
Recently, Attorney Murphy settled an eviction case on behalf of a client/tenant residing in Westfield, MA. The landlord filed an eviction against Attorney Murphy’s client for non-payment of rent. The client, however, had been advised by Attorney Murphy not to … Continue reading
Posted in Landlord-Tenant
Tagged 93a, bad conditions, disability discrimination, discrimination, door locks, eviction case, harassment, housing attorney, housing court, intimidation, landlord repairs, landlord-tenant attorney, non-payment of rent, rent withholding, springfield housing court
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