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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)

Citation
McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)
Parent Document
McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215 (1982)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1982-05-03

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The tenants also argued that the landlord’s April 7, 1975, letter and the three subsequent notices to quit constituted four separate violations of § 109 of the Boston ordinance and entitled the tenants to recover four separate treble damage awards. The judge rightly rejected this construction of § 109. The landlord’s various letters and notices established only one continuing violation of § 109. This court has rejected similar attempts to recover multiple damage awards under treble damage provisions of other statutes regulating the landlord-tenant relationship. Simon v. Solomon, 385 Mass. 91, 110-111 (1982). Darmetko v. Boston Hous. Auth.,