Legal Opinion
DiLiddo v. Oxford Street Realty, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 15, 2007PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
Massachusetts law prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants who receive public housing subsidies either “because the individual is such a recipient,” or “because of any requirement” of the subsidy program. G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (10).2 We consider in this case whether, consistent with that statute, a landlord may refuse to rent an apartment to a participant in a subsidy program for temporary housing because the landlord considers the termination provisions of a form lease provided by the subsidizing agency to be economically disadvantageous. Specifically, the plaintiff, Lori…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- G.S. Enterprises, Inc. v. Falmouth Marine, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Yakubowicz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Ruffino v. State Street Bank and Trust Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Audubon Hill South Condominium Ass'n v. Community Ass'n Underwriters of America, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
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