Diep Bui v. Ha T. Ma

At issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Diep Bui, or the defendant, Ha T. Ma, has the right to possession of a 1,500 square foot commercial condominium unit (premises) located in a building on Dorchester Avenue in Boston. Both women, immigrants from Vietnam, wish to use the premises for a restaurant. Since March, 1994, Ma has occupied the premises as proprietor of the Hau Giang Restaurant, an establishment that serves Vietnamese food and sells sandwiches. Over the past *554seven years, the validity of Ma’s continued use and occupancy of the premises has been challenged both by the prior…