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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)

Citation
Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)
Parent Document
Goes v. Feldman, 391 N.E.2d 943 (1979)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1979-07-11

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for all claims resulting from security deposit at 95 Kilsyth Road, Apartment 2, in either equity or law.” The reason offered by the defendant landlord for deducting the $125 is that the tenants had stained the carpeting beyond repair and that there were holes in the living room wall which required spackling and repainting. The trial judge found that the carpeting and walls in the apartment which the plaintiffs had occupied were substantially in the same condition at the end of their tenancy as they were at the beginning, fair wear and tear excepted. Relying on G. L. c. 93A, § 9(3) & (4), the trial judge entered judgment in an amount of three times the damages, plus costs and attorneys’ fees, which elements added up to $3,187.80.