Cote v. Sylvia

In this civil action, Catherine Cote (“tenant”) seeks damages and other relief pursuant to G.L.c. 186, §15B for the alleged mishandling and wrongful retention of two security deposits given to the defendants, Todd and Shari Sylvia (“landlord”), in connection with two successive residential rentals in Acushnet and Fairhaven. It is alleged that the landlord violated several security deposit requirements imposed by G.L.c. 186, §15B, including the landlord’s failure to place the deposits in a separate interest-bearing account in a Massachusetts bank, §15B (3) (a), to inform the tenant in writing…