Beckerman v. Pinkas

This is a civil action pursuant to the Brookline Rent and Eviction Control By-law1, in which the plaintiff (hereinafter, the tenant) seeks to recover rent paid to the defendant (hereinafter, the landlord) for a rental unit not authorized by the Brookline Rent Control Board, plus damages of up to three times the amount of rent charged for said unit2 plus attorney’s fees.

The landlord in his answer denied the allegations of the complaint.

The trial court found for the tenant and awarded damages of $6,350.00 plus interest and costs.3

The evidence introduced at trial tended to show the following:

The…