Landlord and tenant – Retaliation – Lead paint

Where a judge who found that a plaintiff landlord attempted to enforce an invalid “no children” lease provision awarded the defendant tenants $1,700 pursuant to G.L.c. 111, §199A, and $3,400 pursuant to G.L.c. 239, §8A, the latter amount must be vacated as duplicative. “At the trial of this action, the landlord offered a version of ...