What is the QUIET ENJOYMENT law for tenants in Massachusetts?

 Breach of the warranty of habitability

  • https://www.advocateslegalgroup.com/the-covenant-of-quiet-enjoyment/#:~:text=In%20Massachusetts%2C%20if%20a%20landlord,a%20breach%20of%20quiet%20enjoyment.

  • If the landlord in any way intentionally interferes with your “quiet enjoyment” of your apartment.

  • Excessive noise from other tenants under the landlord’s control
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  • Emotional distress caused by the landlord’s miscalculation of rent and attempt to evict the tenant for non-payment
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  • The money damages the court awards you will be equal to either 3 months’ rent or your actual damages, whichever is greater. Your actual damages might include the diminution in value of your apartment due to a defective condition which your landlord failed to remedy in a timely manner, monetary damages for money spent to fix a bad condition or emotional distress.

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