Tringali v. O'Leary

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a landlord is entitled to possession where a money judgment enters in favor of the tenant for claims that are unrelated to the condition of the premises.

In this summary process case, the plaintiff-landlord brought this action to evict the defendant-tenant when she failed to vacate after a 30-day notice to quit The tenant, who had been living in the unit for four years, counterclaimed for violation of the security deposit law, G.L.c. 186, §15B, and the consumer protection law, G.L.c. 93A, §9. After trial, the court found that the landlord…