As a landlord lawyer, I’ve had the pleasure of representing numerous Massachusetts landlords with their disputes against tenants. As an attorney who has represented landlords and tenants, I have experience with both sides of these legal disputes. Here, I want more »
Massachusetts’s Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision last week on landlord-tenant law. The full decision, Youghal, LLC v. Entwistle, is included below. Like many appeals, the decision touches upon many different legal issues, not all of which are relevant more »
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many landlords are having an especially difficult time collecting rent from tenants. As the courts will be closed for the near future, landlords are best off trying to work out disputes with tenants on their more »
Evictions during coronavirus is a topic many Massachusetts landlords have been asking about in recent weeks. As the pandemic continues, this is a matter that will continue to be of importance to both landlords and tenants. This state of affairs, more »
This Friday, I’ll be doing a webinar on emotional support animals for MassLandlords. This webinar will cover what landlords need to know about emotional support animals, including how to address request from tenants for these animals and ways to avoid liability.
Coronavirus has become a worldwide pandemic, and its effects are being felt here in Massachusetts. If you are like me, your work and personal life have been heavily interrupted by this crisis, which unfortunately, will likely stay this way for more »
Choosing a landlord attorney can be a critical decision for your landlord-tenant dispute. Among the many things to keep in mind is how your attorney will attempt to resolve your case as affordably as possible. You may be wondering why more »
Fall has been busy for me, but in a good way: I’m pleased to write that I won a landlord-tenant jury trial last week in the Housing Court! The case has some important implications for those involved in landlord-tenant disputes. more »
This week, I obtained a successful judgment on behalf of several tenants against their landlord for a breach of a lease. This is an important topic for landlords and tenants that I want to discuss here. What is a Lease? more »
Buying a home with existing tenants has many traps for the unwary. While there are advantages to having existing tenants with the purchase of a home, there are also potential areas of liability. Here are three things to keep in more »
