Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts

can my landlord throw my whole apartment in trash and change locks without no evication and no notcie says i abonded apartment but i was there day before he did all this rent was 8 days late

Asked on 12/03/11, 12:15 am

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Alan Pransky Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

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No. The landlord can't do these things. You should go to court immediately to get an order allowing you back in and to have the landlord put your property back.

Answered on 12/03/11, 1:11 am

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Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

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Absolutely not. This is illegal.

Answered on 12/03/11, 5:24 am

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A Landlord is not allowed to remove your property or change locks without having obtained an eviction order. If he removes your things they must be placed in a bonded warehouse.

Go to court to get back in and to be compensated for your things.

Answered on 12/03/11, 10:42 am

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Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

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What you describe is not allowed. But you should retain an attorney to review all the facts of your situation to be sure you have the right to take your landlord to court, especially since, if the facts are as you stated them, you may be entitled to recover treble damages and your attorney fees should a court find, based on a properly drafted complaint by an atorney retained by you, that your landlord is in violation of the consumer protection law. Good Luck!

Answered on 12/03/11, 8:42 pm

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