Manzaro v. McCann

The plaintiff landlord commenced a summary process action against the defendant tenant, who in response filed a counterclaim. A judge of the Housing Court ordered judgment for the tenant on the landlord’s summary process claim and then awarded the tenant damages against the landlord on her counterclaim under G. L. c. 186, §§ 14 and 18 (1986 ed.), and under G. L. c. 93A (1986 ed.). The landlord has appealed, challenging only those aspects of the judgment which awarded the tenant relief on her counterclaim. We transferred the appeal here on our own motion. We reject the tenant’s argument that…