Bridges v. Boston Housing Authority

While the law is clear that the condition of the premises at “the time of letting” is one of the decisive elements in a case of this character, I am not satisfied from the facts stated in the report that the “time of letting” in each of these cases was the date on which the parents of each plaintiff first became tenants of the defendant in 1953 and 1954, respectively.

I believe it to be the general rule that when a tenant occupying premises under a rental arrangement continues to occupy the premises under a new lease executed between him and the landlord, a new tenancy is created as of the…