Wood-Dyer v. Brookline Rent Control Board

The petitioner brought a petition for review in the Brookline District Court of an order of the Brookline Rent Control Board denying a Certificate of Exemption under the Brookline by-law2. The plaintiff-landlord had sought an order that she was entitled to a Certificate of Exemption because she claimed that her premises constituted an owner-occupied three-family house and were thus exempt from rental control. Under the by-law, all rental units in Brookline are subject to control with certain exception among which is the following exceptions: "the rental unit or units in an owner-occupied…