Legal Opinion
Karaa v. Kuk Yim
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 5, 2014No. AC 14-P-17PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
The primary issue presented in this landlord-tenant case is the proper application of the security deposit provisions in G. L. c. 186, § 15B. The residential property was owned by Shoreh Karaa and Fadi Karaa (collectively, the Karaas), and rented by China Real Estate Development Investment & Trust Fund Corporation (CREDIT), Kuk Yim, and Chiung Fong (collectively, the tenants). After a bench trial, the Superior Court judge found that the tenants had breached their lease with the Karaas, and that the tenants’ obligations under the lease were not excused under the doctrine of frustration of…
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