Poncz v. Loftin

The landlord brought a summary process action against the tenant in the Worcester Housing Court in June of 1992 for nonpayment of rent. The tenant filed an answer and a counterclaim under G. L. c. 93A. The tenant *910alleged that the landlord had violated the State Sanitary Code in that, without any written agreement, he required the tenant to pay the electrical charges for his heat and hot water throughout his occupancy. The tenant sought, in addition to costs and attorney’s fees, multiple damages in the amount of his out-of-pocket expenditures for heat and hot water. Before us is a report from…