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Residential Landlord’s Implied Warranty Of Habitability Extended To Guests Of Tenants

September 23, 2009
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled last week that a landlord was liable for breaching the implied warranty of habitability when a tenant’s guest seriously injured himself falling from a defective porch. The case is Scott v. Garfield, and can be found here. What’s the Implied Warranty of Habitability? The implied warranty of habitability is [...]

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