BURBANK APARTMENTS TENANT ASSOCIATION v. KARGMAN

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann E. Jochnick ( James M. McCreight with her) for the plaintiffs.

Janet Steckel Lundberg for the defendants.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

John Cann , of Minnesota, for Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law & others.

Harry J. Kelly & Joshua S. Barlow for Greater Boston Real Estate Board & others.

Joseph D. Rich & Thomas Silverstein , of the District of Columbia, Oren M. Sellstrom , of California, & Laura Maslow-Armand for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law & another.

John J. McDermott , of Virginia, & Eleftherios Papadopoulos for National Apartment Association & another.

Esme Caramello , Louis Fisher , Erika Johnson , Aditya Pai , & Katie Renzler for Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston & others.

Roberta L. Rubin , Special Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Housing and Community Development.

Present: GANTS, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, DUFFLY, LENK, & HINES, JJ.