Source: https://massprobono.org/collections/checklist.642431-Rent_Abatement_Checklist?print=1
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 14:18:22+00:00

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Lund v. Tessier, Housing Court Docket No. 12-CV-00852 (Chaplin, J., 2013) (awarding 50% rent abatement for bedbug infestation.); Maher v. GaCosta, Housing Court Docket No. 07-SP-01205 (Chaplin , J., 2007) (awarding 50% rent abatement for bedbug infestation and 10% abatement for other conditions); Shepton Realty Trust v. Smith, Housing Court Docket No. 06-SP-404089 (Chaplin, J., 2006) (awarding 40% rent abatement for bedbug infestation).
Cranberry Highway Estates v. Zavalcofsky, Housing Court Docket No. 06-SP-6058 (2007) (Awarding tenant 5% for faulty electrical outlets).
Gladu v. Farrick, Docket No. 02-CV-0111 (Abrashkin, J., 2002) (Awarded $200 a day for homelessness); Rosario v. Rivera, 06-SP-1090 (Fein, J., 2006) (Awarded $15,000 for 87 days of homelessness in a lockout).
Sycamore Land Corp. v. Thompson, Southeast Housing Court Docket No. 11-SP-02353 (Chaplin, J., 1/25/1994)(15 % Abatement for lead paint).
Cranberry Highway Estates v. Zavalcofsky, Housing Court Docket No. 06-SP-6058 (2007) (Awarding tenant 10% for leaking sink); Rijo v. Idusuyl, Western Housing Court No. 16-SP-4714 (Fields, J., December 22, 2016) (10% abatement for leaking shower); Samia v. Floyd, Housing Court Docket No. 96-SP-03964 (Winik, J., 1997)(5% Abatement for Cosmetic water damage. Also awarded $425 for breach of implied warranty of habitability); Shays v. Garcia, Worcester Housing Court Docket No. 16-SP-2445 (Theophilis, J., July, 2016) (50% abatement for ongoing leaks, the collapsed ceilings in the kitchen and bathroom and the inoperable toilet).
Bronhard v. Talbot, Housing Court Docket No. 07-SP-00642 (2008) (Awarding tenant 20% for presence of mold).
Gao v. Alpha Mgt. & Faisal, Docket No. 15-SC-0091 (Muirhead, J., 5/18/16) (10% abatement for lack of detectors); Krasowski v. Alexis, Docket NO. 97-05984 (Winik, J., 2/12/1998) (Defect reduced fair market value by $10 a month ($650 - $640) for no smoke detector).
Lund v. Tessier, Housing Court Docket No. 12-CV-00852 (Chaplin, J., 2013) (awarding 10% for broken stove); Rozantes v. Brown, et al., Housing Court Docket No.16-SP-507 (Muirhead, J., 3/10/16) ($1,000 abatement, for inoperable stove no percentage given.); Cuatodio v. Snyder, Western Housing Court Docket No.: No. 14-CV-200 (Fields, March 24, 2016) (5% for the non-functioning dishwasher.); Daemco, LLC, v. Barnes, Worcester Housing Court Docket No. 15-SP-02846 (Dalton, J., December 31, 2015) (5% for Defective Stove/Oven).
Where an apartment is uninhabitable and/or contains substantial defects, the percentage abatement may be 100%. McKenna v. Begin, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 304, 362 N.E.2d 548, 554 (1977) (concurrence); McKenna v. Begin, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 168, 325 N.E.2d 587, 591 (1975); Boston Housing Authority v. Hemingway, 363 Mass. 184, 293 N.E.2d 831, 844 (1973); Allard v. Campbell, Northeast Housing Court Docket No. 92-SP-346 (Kerman, J., 10/6/91) (100% abatement for two months where severe infestation of cockroaches and rodents, filthy toilet, thick fungal growth near shoer, electrical wiring improper and inadequate and dangerous fire escape); Museum Square Apts. v. Martinez, Housing Court No. 94-SP-1893, Northeast (Kerman, J., 3/20/96) (100 percent abatement for 5 months where significant flooding of apartment); Greco v. Dieulie, Somerville District Court No. 9510-CV-529 (Coven, J., 1995) (100 percent abatement for 5 months due to serious cockroach infestation and lack of heat). See also FNMA v. Snow, Worcester Housing Court Docket No. 13-SP-161 (Sullivan, J., 4/25/13) (100% abatement, no description as to why); Haddad v. Pena, No. 97-SP-01114 (Winik, J.,11/26/1997)( 100% Abatement for no water).

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