Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts
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if you are being evicted by your landlord and you fill out an application for a new place to rent is it legal for a landlord to give you a bad reference when you are trying to find a place to live when they are evicted you
Asked on 10/05/07, 8:32 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: landlords
It is legal for the Landlord to state the fact he is evicting you if he is asked.
Answered on 10/05/07, 9:09 am
Gregory Lee
Gregory P. Lee, Attorney at Law
Re: landlords
Anyone asked for information may lawfully provide true information unless some other agreement or principal forbids same. I am not aware that it would be considered illegal to truthfully state that an eviction proceeding is ongoing, nor the truthful and factual reasons for seeking the eviction.
Answered on 10/05/07, 9:22 am
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