Siletchnik v. Brookline Rent Control Board

Dolan, PJ.

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 acontrolledrentalunitunless:... (2) thetenanthasviolated an obligation or covenant of his tenancy.... If the board finds that the facts attested to in the landlord’s petition are valid... the certificate of eviction shall be issued....”

The appellant landlord (“landlord”) applied to the rent control board of Brookline (“board”) for a certificate of eviction seeking to evict two tenants (“appellee tenants”) on…