Realty v. McManus

This case asks us to consider whether the statute which repealed rent control also repealed a statute providing for notice to tenants whose apartments are being converted to condominiums.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. Joseph McManus (“McManus”) has been a resident of 501 Cherry Street, Waltham, as a tenant of Fore L. Realty Trust (the “Realty Trust”) for more than fifty years. In 2005, the Realty Trust made a decision to convert the premises to condominiums. To effectuate the process, the Realty Trust sent McManus a notice to terminate his tenancy at will on June 28, 2005, and…