Commonwealth v. Lappas

Following the decision in Boston v. Kouns, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 506 (1986), the Legislature by St. 1988, c. 83, amended G. L. c. 185C, § 3, so as to enlarge once again the jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court. See LeBlanc v. Sherwin Williams Co., 406 Mass. 888, 895 n.9 (1990); Springfield Hous. Authy. v. Bur-*286gos, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 673, 677 n.5 (1992).1 The 1988 legislation added to the category of cases over which the Housing Court would have jurisdiction those that involved “the use of any real property and activities conducted thereon as such use affects the health,…