The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision this week on eviction mistakes arising from the untimely filing of court documents. The full decision is below. Evictions 101 Evictions, known in Massachusetts as “summary process” cases, are done to obtain more »
The Massachusetts eviction moratorium, which has been in place since March, is off to court. A group of Massachusetts landlords have brought a lawsuit challenging the legality of this order, and have asked for a preliminary injunction, requesting that the more »
Evictions in Massachusetts are now on hold through October 2020, per Governor Baker’s extension of the eviction and foreclosure moratorium. The moratorium was set to expire on August 18th, and is now extended through October 17, 2020. As I have more »
Evicting a tenant is the process required for obtaining possession of rental property. Evictions, known in Massachusetts as summary process, are done through an expedited court process; most often brought in Housing Court or District Court. A recent news article more »
The Massachusetts Appeals Court last month issued an important decision about trusts in Massachusetts courts, on whether a lawyer is needed to represent such entities. The full decision, Braxton v. City of Boston, is included below. Although I am writing more »
The process for starting an eviction in Massachusetts generally requires the sending of a notice to quit and the proper filing of a court summons. The ins and outs of these two requirements are much more detailed than can be more »
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision on Massachusetts’s security deposit law earlier this year which clarifies the damages than a tenant can obtain from a security deposit violation. In Phillips v. Equity Residential Management, LLC, the Supreme more »
Getting served with an eviction notice can be a stressful experience. Tenants who receive one of these notices need to act quickly to protect their rights. What is An Eviction Notice? An eviction notice in Massachusetts is generally one of more »
A 72 hour notice to quit is a unique type of notice that is generally used for post-foreclosure eviction (“summary process”) cases. Receipt of one of these notices is a sign that an eviction case following a foreclosure sale will begin more »
Does a landlord need a reason for terminating a tenancy? The answer depends on the type of tenancy that exists between the landlord and tenant. In a tenancy at will, the rental agreement between the landlord and tenant continues until more »
