Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts
Our housemate is refusing to move; we own the home and she rents a room and uses our kitchen. We gave her a verbal 3 month move out warning as we have a very sick baby and no longer want to share our home. We have a verbal Tenancy at Will and are using an attorney to handle the formal 30 Day Notice to Quit, Summary Process, etc.
My question involves our cat. She developed an unreasonable attachment to our cat and now tells us she will move out on time if we give her our cat. If we do not, she will force us to formally evict her, which could take months and cost us a lot of money. Is this extortion?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Extortion is a criminal act. I do not think this rises to a criminal act. It is a negotiation position and you can take an alternate position if you want such as give her a payment equal to the cost of her getting a new cat if she moves out timely.
I would ask you one question: Does the cat being in the home impact your baby's health, meaning could your child be allergic to the cat?
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