Nelson v. Pardee

The defendants, Douglas and Ana Pardee (“tenants”), have appealed a judgment against them in this summary process action brought by Sam Nelson (“landlord”). We affirm the judgment.

In 2005, the landlord, a resident of California, purchased a residential condominium, Unit 3B, Old Lucille’s Building, at 56 Narragansett Street, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The building consists of five units — three commercial and two residential. When the landlord bought the unit in 2005, there was a T-shirt shop in the commercial space below it. In August, 2008, ‘Waters of the World,” an interactive aquarium,…