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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 15B

Citation
Section 15B
Parent Document
Castenholz v. Caira, 490 N.E.2d 494 (1986)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1986-03-28

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landlord refuses to acknowledge his error and return the deposit, thus forcing the tenant to employ legal process to vindicate his rights, the landlord will be liable for treble damages, interest, costs, and attorney’s fees. The purpose of subsection (7) is not to pillory the landlord, but to make resort to litigation feasible for the tenants. Without subsection (7), normally “the legal expense of chasing a security deposit would be more than the amount of the deposit.” Hampshire Village Associates v. District Court of Hampshire, 381 Mass. at 153, and Mellor v. Berman, 390 Mass. at 282, both quoting from Goes v. Feldman,