Legal Opinion
Slavin v. Rent Control Board of Brookline
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 16, 1990PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
Article XXXVIII of the Brookline rent control by-law provides in relevant part as follows: “Section 9. Evictions, (a) No person shall bring any action to recover possession of a controlled rental unit unless: ... (2) the tenant has violated an obligation or covenant of his tenancy other than the obligation to surrender possession upon proper notice and has failed to cure such violation after having received written notice thereof from the landlord; . . . (b) A landlord seeking to recover possession of a controlled rental unit shall apply to the board for a certificate of eviction. . . . If…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fernandez v. VazquezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Homa-Goff Interiors, Inc. v. CowdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Moulton v. Brookline Rent Control BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Funk v. FunkIdaho Supreme Court · 1981
- 68 Beacon Street, Inc. v. SohierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- 21 Merchants Row Corp. v. Merchants Row, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Clifford V. Miller, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of CambridgeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Siletchnik v. Brookline Rent Control BoardMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1991
- Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee v. Oak Ridge FM, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2013
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