Legal Opinion
Boston Housing Authority v. Bell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 31, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelkins, C.J.
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) appeals from a judgment of the Boston Housing Court in a summary *109process action awarding possession to the defendant tenant. We transferred that appeal here on our own motion. This appeal presents the question whether circumstances have changed significantly since our opinion in Spence v. Gormley, 387 Mass. 258 (1982), so that principles stated in that opinion, concerning conditions under which the BHA may evict a tenant, no longer apply.
The facts on which the BHA based its case for eviction of the tenant are not in dispute. The tenant’s son, who was a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spence v. GormleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Commissioner of Corporations & TaxationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Barlow v. Town of WarehamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Hodess v. BonefontMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Leal v. Contributory RetirementMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoucherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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- Boston Housing Authority v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Boston Housing Authority v. BrunoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- School Committee of Lexington v. ZagaeskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014