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The plaintiff was evicted from his two-bedroom apartment at 440 North Ave., in Haverhill. (OSAYM OMAR) In a decision that housing advocates claim undermines statutory protections afforded renters not represented by counsel, the Supreme Judicial Court has held that a landlord could enforce a tenant’s stipulation to vacate his apartment obtained in the course of ....
The Supreme Judicial Court has decided that a voluntary stipulation entered into between a landlord and tenant following mediation could be enforced in Housing Court absent the commencement of a summary process action pursuant to G.L.c. 239. The plaintiff tenant, Jason Dacey, argued that the Housing Court lacked the authority to enforce the voluntary stipulation ....