Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)

Citation: Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)
Parent Document: Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2019-04-10
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7178223/adjartey-v-cent-div-of-the-hous... ↗

Full Text

775 chars

In addition, a wealth of information on summary process evictions is available online.12 But the intricacy and speed of the *308process make it difficult for a self-represented litigant to understand the available resources. It is therefore important that self-represented litigants receive assistance from court clerks and from walk-in court service centers, where "nonattorneys help people navigate the court system by assisting with forms, providing information about court procedures, and answering questions about how the court works" (quotation and citation omitted). Rental Prop. Mgt. Servs. v. Hatcher, 479 Mass. 542, 549 n.8, 97 N.E.3d 319 (2018). Currently, court service centers exist in the Worcester court house and in five other court houses across the State.13

Other Sections in This Document (125)

Full Text