But knowing that the MA Commission Against Discrimination has actual testers out there that actively try to trick agents into saying something that can get them prosecuted is pretty scary.Apparently the courts have already ruled that "entrapment" is no defense.The thing I try to bang into the heads of my agents is a line I learned in my licensing class: "We can talk about PROPERTIES not PEOPLE."

The article you posted says FIFTEEN (15) individuals have been prosecuted in the year prior, the article itself is ~3 years old.

To my mind, any attorney who refuses to prosecute such a case lacks ethics and should be disbarred, or at least fall into disrepute.You're right about one thing, though: he should have cancelled the closing and been fully refunded after seeing the property's condition immediately prior to closing.

I am not required to hire an attorney to file and prosecute and eviction- LLC must in NJ, and I have watched professional tenants and even the judge call landlords out on it.

The wire transfers were likely for above purposes and wire fraud is a typical "gotcha" that the feds use because there's a clear paper trail they can follow, just like RICO charges with gangsters it's easier to prosecute than other crimes with less evidence.

The advice you already received to engage an attorney is something you should follow.Writing checks on a closed account is a criminal offense - see if the county will prosecute this tenant.What sort of screening process did you use on this tenant before you let this tenant move in?

(8) To represent the Trust and the Beneficiaries in all suits and legal proceedings relating to the Trust Property in any court of law of equity, or before any other bodies or tribunals; to begin suits and to prosecute them to final judgment or decree; to compromise claims or suits, and to submit the same to arbitration when, in his judgment, such course is necessary or proper

The bird dog The district attorneys office who will prosecute at the request of the real estate commissioners office.

If at any time during the term of this lease Tenant abandons the demised premises or any part thereof, Owner may, at his option, enter the demised premises by any means without being liable for any prosecution therefore, and without becoming liable to Tenant for damages or for any payment of any kind whatever, and may, at his discretion, as agent for Tenant, re-let the demised premises, or any part thereof, for the whole or any part of the then unexpired term, and may receive and collect all rent payable by virtue of such re-letting, and, at Owner’s option, hold Tenant liable for any difference between the rent that would have been payable under this lease during the balance of the unexpired term, if this lease had continued in force, and the net rent for such period realized by Owner by means of such re- letting.

Even though I could never get prosecuted, how I respond is a business ethics issue.