Southview Co-Operative Housing Corp. v. Rent Control Board of Cambridge

The plaintiffs, owners of property subject to rent control in the city of Cambridge, brought this action in the Cambridge Division of the District Court, seeking a declaration that (1) certain charges assessed against them by the rent control board of Cambridge (board) in connection with petitions for individual rent adjustments were unlawful, and (2) the plaintiffs are entitled to reimbursement of the sums they paid. 2 A judge of that court determined that the board was not authorized to assess the charges, and the board appealed to the Superior Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 97 (1984…