Singer v. Opuka

This is a second summary process action filed by plaintiff Neil D. Singer (“landlord”) to recover unpaid rent and possession of premises at 157 Perkins Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. Defendant Liasa Opuka (“tenant”) filed a counterclaim for full rent abatement and G.L.c. 93A punitive damages.

“With several minor distinctions and one major one, the facts are precisely the same as those recited in Singer v. DeMartino, ante, 1999 Mass. App. Div. 7. The tenant entered into the same written contract with the landlord entitled “Room Rental Agreement: Tenancy at Will” to rent a single room in the…