In an October, 2017 decision by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, in the case of Scott Phillips v. Equity Residential Management, L.L.C., the Court provided clarification as to which violations will trigger treble damages under the Act.
On July 31, 2017, Attorney Ken Krems in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly front page article, “Tax foreclosure doesn’t change tenant-at-will status.”
On April 24, 2017, Attorney Ken Krems was featured on the front page of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, in its article “Landlord-tenant bar busy tackling ‘legal pot’ issue.” Attorney Krems, a leader in the field of real estate law who represents more than 20 companies managing approximately 15,000 apartments in Massachusetts, was interviewed by the news publication regarding the legal implications facing property managers following Massachusetts’ legalization of marijuana.
Now that the ballot question on recreational marijuana has been approved, the question for landlords is what can they do about this and what rights do they have.
In their Summer 2016 issue, Baystate Apartment Owner published Attorney Krems' article "Domestic Violence: Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords & Victims."
