This is the fourth post in our series on Massachusetts housing law. Read our first, second, and third posts. Next week we'll cover the related concept of reasonable accommodations in housing. You may be wondering if any of the following may amount to discrimination: I met with a real estate agent and she told me the apartment I was interested in doesn’t rent to Section 8. I met with a real estate agent and she showed me a handful of nice apartments, returned my calls, and w

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This is the first in a series of posts about your rights as a tenant in Massachusetts. SCENARIO: You've lived in your apartment for a year or so when your oven suddenly stops working. Not only this, but over the past six weeks you've noticed mice droppings as well as actual mice in your kitchen. You emailed your landlord about this four weeks ago, but she said it wasn't that bad and did nothing to fix it. You also tell your landlord about the broken oven and she tells you