Randall v. Abounaja

The respondent, Nahla Abounaja, appeals an order of the Rochester District Court (Cappiello, J.) that awarded the petitioner, Myla Randall, $18,000 in damages under RSA 540-A:4 (Supp. 2012) (amended 2011) because of the respondent’s willful failure to provide heat to the petitioner’s apartment for eighteen days. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

The trial court found, or the record supports, the following facts. The petitioner rented an apartment from the respondent in Rochester. At some point before March 23, 2011, the petitioner complained to the city’s plumbing and health…