Ho v. Brookline Rent Control Board

The defendant John Doyle (“landlord"), owner of a rent-controlled apartment leased to the plaintiffs George Ho and Man Ju Ho (“tenants”), sought to evict the Ho family in 1989 pursuant to article XXXVIII of the Brookline By-Laws, which allows landlords to evict tenants when there is a good faith intent to provide the rental unit to a close relative. The landlord’s original application for a certificate of eviction incorrectly named two of the tenants’ daughters rather than the tenants themselves. The certificate of eviction was granted after a hearing before the Rent Control Board of…