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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Our answer to the second question is that a lease provision requiring the tenant to leave the premises in "professionally cleaned" condition at the end of the lease, on penalty of security deposit deductions for the cost of painting, cleaning, or other repairs regardless of whether the damage is reasonable wear and tear, conflicts with G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4), because the statute does not permit deductions from a security deposit for repairs of "reasonable wear and tear," G. L. c. 186, § 15B (4) (iii).  Thus in conflict with the statute, such a lease provision is void and unenforceable under G. L. c. 186, § 15B (8).

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