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Handling Residential Tenant Infractions: Learn Creative Responses To, and Methods for Addressing, Both Small and Large Violations of the Tenancy Relationship

  • Training

  • 1 Hour
  • Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE)
  • ID: 5835496
After lockdowns, moratoriums, and social distancing, our world has changed considerably, and the problems encountered by landlords and tenants have likewise increased dramatically. The rise in bullying, disturbances, and inappropriate behavior has created instances where action is needed to protect the parties' rights to health, welfare, or safety.

Experienced faculty guide you through the process for addressing those problems, both from the landlord and tenant perspective, including when to take action (and when not to), deciding whether there are agencies or entities that can provide intervention or assistance, and what action must be taken prior to and during the court process to avoid liability. Learn how behavior related to a tenant's disability requires even more careful and deliberate analysis to protect both parties' rights.

Issues can also arise between tenants in neighboring units in the same building, or in the same household. Hear the faculty extend the discussion to encompass the rights and responsibilities in protecting some tenants from other tenants, and protections for victims of domestic violence.

Course Content

12:00 - 12:05 pm
  • Welcome and Introduction
Catherine F. Downing, Esq., Downing Van Dyke LLC, Framingham
12:05 - 12:25 pm
  • Landlord’s Rights and Remedies
Catherine F. Downing, Esq., Downing Van Dyke LLC, Framingham
12:25 - 12:45 pm
  • Tenant’s Rights and Remedies
12:45 - 1:00 pm
  • Ask the Experts Q&A Session and Key Takeaways
  • Panel
  • Please Note
  • MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
  • There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.

Speakers

Chair
  • Catherine F. Downing, Esq., Downing Van Dyke LLC, Framingham
Faculty
  • Edward Rice, Esq., Malden