Shwachman v. Khoroshansky

The tenant, Khoroshansky, appeals from a judgment determining that he owed the plaintiff (landlord) $2,600, representing rent due the landlord after certain deductions. (As the back rent was not paid, the landlord was later given a judgment for possession and an execution.)

1. The principle issue concerns the applicability of the security deposit law, G. L. c. 186, § 15B, to a lease which was, as found by the judge, “primarily commercial.” The building in question was partly commercial and partly residential. Khoroshansky and a business colleague, one Gurezich, signed a lease for a first floor…