Taylor v. Beaudry, 82 Mass. App. Ct. 105 (2012)

Citation: Taylor v. Beaudry, 82 Mass. App. Ct. 105 (2012)
Parent Document: Taylor v. Beaudry, 82 Mass. App. Ct. 105 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2012-07-09
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6589791/taylor-v-beaudry/ ↗

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With respect at least to the interest on a security deposit, where a tenancy has gone on for more than a year, G. L. c. 186, § 15B(3)(6), as amended by St. 1978, c. 553, § 2, explicitly provides that “in the event that the tenancy is terminated before the anniversary date of the tenancy, the tenant shall receive all accrued interest within thirty days of such termination” (emphasis added). This might be read to imply that the principal need not be, or it might be determined that a different rule for the principal and for the accrued interest would make no sense. To complicate matters, the statute also indicates that at the end of each year of a lease that lasts longer than a year, the landlord must “give or send” the interest to the tenant, who may deduct the interest amount from his or her rent if it is not “received” “after thirty days.”

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