Homer Apartments, LP v. Postoronka

On this appeal, we consider whether and to what extent a landlord is required to give notice to a tenant at sufferance before proceeding with an eviction action. The following facts are taken from the appellate record.

On June 10, 2010, the defendant-appellant, Raisa Postoronka (“Postoronka”), entered into a lease agreement with the plaintiff-appellee, Homer Apartments, LP, by Harold Brown, its General Partner (the “landlord”), for an apartment at 66 Homer Street in Cambridge. By its terms, the lease began August 1, 2010 and expired August 31, 2011, with a monthly rent of $1,550.00. On April…