Kattar v. Demoulas

The defendants have brought eviction proceedings against the plaintiffs following defendants’ foreclosure of plaintiffs’ property, premised upon plaintiffs’ default on a $2 million promissory note and mortgage on the property. It is undisputed that, although the note was due and payable on or before December 31, 1989, plaintiffs never made any payment of principle, interest, or taxes on the property, on which they have been operating a family business (a golf course) for a number of years.

Although the Kattars do not dispute that they were and remain in default on their mortgage and promissory…