DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 8A

Citation
§ 8A
Parent Document
Ferreira v. Charland (2023)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2023-09-05
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9424522/ferreira-v-charland/ ↗

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3  There is nothing to the contrary in Meikle v. Nurse, 474
Mass. 207 (2016). While Meikle addressed a no-fault summary
process action, the opinion dealt primarily with a threshold
question of what defenses are available under the language of
the first paragraph of § 8A. Meikle does not mention or address
the knowledge/notice requirement of paragraph two, perhaps
because the defense asserted in Meikle (a security deposit
violation) did not have to do with a condition of the premises
or the services or equipment therein.
                                                                   7 summary process cases, and thus is not a limitation on the