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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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Taylor I criticized the Castenholz rationale. I need not enter into a retroactivity inquiry. Taylor I did not announce a new rule but rather construed certain provisions of the Act. No analysis of retroactive or prospective effect need be considered because those provisions have had the same meaning since being enacted. Cf. McIntire, petitioner, 458 Mass. 257, 261 (2010), cert, denied, 131 S. Ct. 2909 (2011). That said, it is not immaterial that the landlord here is said to have acted, at least in part, in reliance on Castenholz. It does bear some emphasis that, as of October, 2007, when the conduct at issue here