Slavin v. Rent Control Board

After an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 11, the defendant rent control board of Brookline (Board) denied the plaintiff land*986lord a certificate of eviction against the defendant tenant, the certificate being the predicate to an action for summary process to evict. The landlord sought judicial review of the Board’s decision in the District Court in Brookline. The District Court reversed the Board’s decision, and, upon report, the Appellate Division affirmed the District Court. We reverse the action of the Appellate Division and reinstate the Board’s decision.

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