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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General Laws c. 186, § 15B (4), forms part of the security deposit statute's "elaborate scheme of rights and duties to prevent abuses and to insure fairness to the tenant."  Ryan, 483 Mass. at 616, quoting Meikle, 474 Mass. at 212.  This subsection provides in part that a "lessor shall, within thirty days after the termination of occupancy . . . , return to the tenant the security deposit or any balance thereof."  G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4).  A lessor may, however, make three specified categories of deductions:  for (i) unpaid rent or water charges; (ii) unpaid real estate taxes in certain circumstances; or, as most relevant here, (iii) "a reasonable amount necessary to repair any damage caused to the dwelling unit . . . , reasonable wear and tear excluded."  G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4) (i)-(iii).

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