Aldrich v. Silverberg

This is an action for breach of a residential lease in which, after trial, judgment was entered for the plaintiff-landlord. The tenant has appealed, asserting that she did not breach the lease but instead properly extended its term.

In May, 2010, plaintiff Stephen Aldrich (“Aldrich”) leased to defendant Heather Silverberg (“Silverberg”) residential premises in Arlington, Massachusetts that had been the primary residence of Aldrich and his family for the preceding eleven-years. The lease was for a ten-month or “academic year” term commencing August 15,2010 and ending June 15,2011. The lease…