Glenn Chaffer, Inc. v. Kennedy

The plaintiff in this summary process action is a corporation which is in the process of converting the apartment building in which the defendant resides to a condominium. On September 29, 1979, the president of the corporation left notice of the intended conversion at the door of the defendant's apartment. The defendant was traveling abroad at the time and did not receive the notice personally. On April 28, 1980, the plaintiff served the defendant with notice to quit, preliminary to commencing this summary process action. The defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that the court lacked…