Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jaffe
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 15, 1986PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendants, the owners of an eight-bedroom house in the city of Newton that they rented to eight unrelated tenants, were convicted of violation of § 30-5(a) of the zoning ordinance of the city of Newton by designing, arranging, or constructing a structure as a dwelling for more than one family and by using the structure as a dwelling for more than one family. 2 In response to the defendants’ motions for required findings, the judge found each defendant guilty on both counts on the basis of stipulated facts and a view of the premises. 3 He issued a memorandum in support of his decisions.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- City of Santa Barbara v. AdamsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. RaposoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Hall v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- Massachusetts Sober Housing Corp. v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Armstrong v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2009
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