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Another Reason a Residential Landlord May Not Want to Ask for a Security Deposit

Aug 10th, 2016

Some seasoned landlord/tenant practitioners and even judges advise residential landlords to forego requesting security deposits from their tenants. Massachusetts law allows a landlord to require a tenant to pay at or prior to the commencement of a tenancy the first month’s rent, last month’s rent, a security deposit (equal to the first month’s rent), and […]

Legal Traps for the Unwary College Student

James Rudolph

Aug 20th, 2012

College, Criminal Law, Discrimination, Intellectual Property, Landlord-Tenant, Technology

By James L. Rudolph It’s around this time of year when the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the air is crisp with the smell of a new semester that students all throughout New England, and particularly in this college town, begin to return from Summer Break to resume their studies. […]

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Another Reason a Residential Landlord May Not Want to Ask for a Security Deposit

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