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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

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Discussion. 1. The Act. General Laws c. 186, § 15B, amended through St. 2004, c. 416, § 1, defines the rights and duties of a residential landlord and tenant, with regard to a deposit pledged by the latter to secure his or her performance under a lease contract (or other agreement). See Hampshire Village Assocs. v. District Ct. of Hampshire, 381 Mass. at 152. The Act combines and ties together detailed regulatory mandates for landlords, with a specialized compensatory damages scheme for aggrieved tenants. Justification for the Act can be drawn from the “unique factual and legal characteristics of the landlord-tenant relationship that justify special statutory treatment inapplicable to other litigants.” Id. at 154, quoting from Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56, 72 (1972).