Knott v. Laythe’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
June 2007
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Haddad v. Gonzalez · Cruz Management Co. v. Thomas · Denis Corp. v. Commissioner of Revenue
Most-quoted passages
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“Under G.L.C. 239, §8A... a tenant may preclude a landlord from recovering possession either for nonpayment of rent, or in instances where the tenancy has been terminated without fault of die tenant, if the premises are [in violation of law]. However, if any of four statutory conditions are met, the tenant is not entitled to relief under §8A One such proviso is where the landlord shows that “the conditions complained of cannot be remedied without the premises being vacated.”... In these circumstances, the assertion of violations... may not be relied upon to bar the landlord from recovering possession of his premises.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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