Legal Opinion
Cardoza v. Cardoza
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided August 30, 2006PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelsh, J.
This is a summary process action1 to recover possession and rent. The tenant counterclaimed for damages for the landlord’s alleged breach of the warranty of habitability, retaliatory eviction, and violation of G.L.c. 93A.2
After a bench trial, the judge found that the conditions adversely affecting habitability were known to the landlord as early as January 1, 2001; that the defects were significant enough to reduce the value of the premises for habitation to zero; and that the amount of rent the tenant paid during this period of serious and substantial breach of the implied warranty of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Boston Housing Authority v. HemingwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Begelfer v. NajarianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Lantner v. CarsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
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