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... ↗

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If both the landlord and the tenant fail to appear for the hearing, the case must be dismissed seven days after the scheduled trial date, unless either party requests a new trial date before the expiration of seven days. Rule 10(a) of the Uniform Summary Process Rules. If a landlord does not appear for trial and the tenant appears for trial after having filed a timely answer, the case is dismissed. See Rule 10(b) of the Uniform Summary Process Rules (2004). However, if the tenant has not filed a timely answer and appears in court, and the landlord fails to appear, the court shall postpone the trial date by one week and send notice of this postponement to the landlord. See Rule 10(a) of the Uniform Summary Process Rules. Then, if the landlord fails to appear for the rescheduled trial date, the case shall be dismissed. Id.

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