Landlord-Tenant
The attorneys at D&A have prosecuted hundreds of eviction actions in the courts of New England, from garden-variety post-foreclosure evictions to more intricate landlord-tenant actions. Clients of D&A have come to rely upon the firm’s experience not just with actions for possession but also with claims and legal issues that intersect with real property occupancy:
- state sanitary and housing code violations;
- classification of properties as rooming houses;
- Section 8 housing vouchers;
- federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act;
- state consumer protection acts; and
- state claims involving the warranty of habitability, the covenant of quiet enjoyment, etc.
The attorneys of D&A regularly appear both in court and at court-ordered mediation. Equipped with their knowledge of the law as well as their knowledge of the practices of the particular courts, the attorneys of D&A thoughtfully advise the firm’s clients both as to the options available as well as the options that have the highest likelihood of success.