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Boston Housing Authority v. Hemingway, 293 N.E.2d 831 (1973)

Citation
Boston Housing Authority v. Hemingway, 293 N.E.2d 831 (1973) 2.
Parent Document
Boston Housing Authority v. Hemingway, 293 N.E.2d 831 (1973)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1973-03-05

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2. Since we hold that the tenant's covenant to pay rent is dependent on the landlord's implied warranty of habitability, there is no need for a constructive eviction *200 defence to justify the tenant's decision to stop paying rent. "The doctrine of constructive eviction as an admitted judicial fiction, ... no longer serves its purpose when the more flexible concept of implied warranty of habitability is legally available." Lemle v. Breeden, 51 Hawaii 426, 434.