Legal Opinion

West Broadway Task Force v. Boston Housing Authority

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 24, 1993PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.

The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the West Broadway Task Force (WBTF) on a claim for declaratory *395and injunctive relief regarding relocation assistance.1 We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. The Superior Court judge ruled that West Broadway tenants were entitled to the benefits provided by G. L. c. 79A (1990 ed.), and that the WBTF’s claims concerning the BHA’s failure to provide a $200 relocation allowance and a rent abatement or credit were not barred by loches. We affirm.

The facts of this case are undisputed. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Perez v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. Shea v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  3. Tzitzon Realty Co. Inc. v. MustonenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  4. Robinson v. Trustees of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  5. Greeley v. Zoning Board of Appeals of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. GTE Products Corp. v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  2. Beaupre v. Cliff Smith & AssociatesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
  3. A.W. Chesterton Co. v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  4. Bergendahl v. Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
  5. In Re American Bridge Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010

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