If the complaint is filed in district court, file a motion to remove it to housing court, if there is one that covers the city or town in which you...

What can be done

Call the Board of Health. They will make the landlord clean the aprtment up.

Does tenant status apply to me or Can I be considered as a tenant?

You are a tenant at will. He must use judicial process to evict you.

Will I have a good chance of getting my security deposit back, seeing that I never moved in & she spent it?

A security deposit remains the property of the tenant. It must be held in escrow, pursuant to MGLch. 186.ill If you sent the demand, and the...

Am responsible for repairs or the landlord?

Typically,e lease to the contrary, absent something in the lease to the contrary, the tenant would be responsible.

How much can we sue the landlord for?

The damages would be the full security deposit, nothwithstanding the fact a portion has been returned. This is assuming that the landlord failed...

The landlord can and will use the argument that a smoke detector that may become inoperable due to the condition of the battery is an exigency that...

My question is that should I withdraw my case or not?

If the matter is filed in housing court, I would move forward and mediate an agreement for judgment with the mediator. If you are in district...

If he is paying the rent, and the utilities are seperate, there may be no need for you to be on the appliaction. A credit score is not the only...

Is there any help or suggestions I may have on the above issues?

Bases on the fact the person is known to mamagement, they may be amendable to moving your apartment away from when a unit becomes available. You...