Commonwealth v. Goldberg

The sole question to be determined is whether the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 186, § 14, apply to tenancies at will.

*8This section reads as follows: “Any lessor of any building or part thereof occupied for dwelling purposes, .other than a room or rooms in a hotel, lodging house or rooming house, who is required by the terms, expressed or implied, of any contract or lease, to furnish water, heat, light, power, elevator service or telephone service to any occupant of such building, or part thereof, who wilfully or intentionally fails to furnish such water, heat, light, power, elevator…