Investments, Ltd. v. Bachelder

Defendant has leased the Plaintiff-landlord’s building at 6 Dudley St., Cambridge since December 1993. At that time, Plaintiff operated the premises without a permit as a rooming house, charging six or more persons rents exceeding those allowed by the extant rent control act. By the end of August, 1994, all other tenants had moved, leaving Defendant solely responsible for full payment of rent.

Defendant is a disabled veteran, and is unable to work. Until June 15, 1995, his main source of income was $462 monthly disability payments from the Massachusetts Office of Veterans Services. Unable to…