Always confer with a lawyer, particularly one who specializes in this type of knowledge as I have come across ones who are just as ignorant about these laws and regulations. 105 CMR 410.000 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION940 CMR 3.00 3.17: Landlord-Tenant254 CMR 7.00 Apartment RentalsMassachusetts General Law Chapter 186Finder's Fee (Broker's fee): To most, this is that pesky fee that real estate agents and brokers charge and receive for seemingly doing nothing but showing a rental unit they probably haven't seen either, getting the prospective tenant to submit an application, sign a lease and voila, they take a check usually equivalent to one months rent.

I would say you have a strong and defensible position legally should you tell the tenants they have to stay and honor the lease.

Section 807(b)(4) only applies to disparate impact claims based on the denial of housing due to the person’s conviction for drug manufacturing or distribution; it does not provide a defense to disparate impact claims alleging that a policy or practice denies housing because of the person’s arrest for such offenses.

CORN doesn’t just apply to meetings and conferences.

And then the only defense you have is that you publicly posted that you were hoping the tenant didn't notice.

There's either much more to this story, it got thrown on its a$$ in appeal, or there's simply no defense against a plaintiff trotting out a sick child.I'd like to hear what some legal experts think of this case.

Usually the only thing they can say is they haven't found anything else yet in their rent range or that you are holding the security deposit.If it's they haven't found anything the judge will give the eviction order or maybe one more week to pay up.If it's the security deposit issue the judge might order you to give back the deposit and the tenant to and the tenant to be out by a certain date.If the tenant is claiming they had to make repairs then the judge will ask for receipts from a valid business with a date and time and proof the tenant paid for the repairs.In all the years of the judges being on bench the last one in our area said they have seen the repair defense thousands of times but have never seen a tenant produce repair receipts.I am sure it has happened but it is rare.The judge will validate the receipts are not inflated receipts from uncle bubba their friend or that work was done and they said to bill the landlord when the tenant is claiming they paid out of pocket (trying to double dip and get a repair credit off rent and then stick landlord with the repair bill at the same time).Every area is different but this is how I see these cases go down in mine.If they mention the mold as said give back security deposit and tell them they need to move.Say the place can't be made safe while people are are living there or storing things there.Sounds like a professional tenant just yanking your chain and that you have an older building with issues and they are using that against you.No legal advice.

I'm of the opinion that a combo of some good insurance policies is what works best for most people since insurance is the front line defense anyway.

Make sure any attorney you hire knows that he must clearly be paid by the defense.

Despite all that, he's a hero to many in his party.Bill Clinton gave massive power to corporations, insurance companies and investment banks; he signed welfare reform acts that required people to get jobs; he left office with a budget surplus; and he spent a ridiculous amount of money on the military and defense.