BRANDA PEEBLES & Another v. JRK PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., & others. (2025)

Citation: BRANDA PEEBLES & Another v. JRK PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., & others. (2025)
Parent Document: BRANDA PEEBLES & Another v. JRK PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., & others. (2025)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2025-08-01
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10646213/branda-peebles-another-v-jrk-p... ↗

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In 2019, the plaintiffs filed a complaint in the Superior Court against the defendants on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated.  They claimed that the defendants routinely made deductions from tenants' security deposits to remedy "reasonable wear and tear" in violation of G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4) (iii); failed to return those portions of security deposits "within thirty days after the termination of the tenancy" in violation of G. L. c. 186, § 15B (6) (e); and were liable for "three times the amount of" the unlawfully retained portions of security deposits under G. L. c. 186, § 15B (7).  The complaint also alleged that the plaintiffs were entitled to the return of the entirety of their security deposits under G. L. c. 186, § 15B (6) (c), because the defendants unlawfully required tenants to agree in the lease addendum to allow deductions for reasonable wear and tear, in conflict with G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4).  The complaint further alleged that these violations of G. L. c. 186, § 15B, constituted "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" by the defendants in violation of G. L. c. 93A, § 2.

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