BILLINGS v. WILSON


397 Mass. 614 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 187

CLAYTON R. BILLINGS vs. JOYCE C. WILSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Benjamin for the defendant.

J. Paul Adams for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

In this case a judge of the Housing Court in Hampden County held that the consumer protection statute, G.L.c. 93A, § 2 (1984 ed.), does not apply to the rental of a dwelling unit in an owner-occupied two-family house. We conclude that there was no error.

Joyce Wilson (tenant) rented an apartment from Clayton Billings (landlord). The apartment is the first floor of a two-family house. The landlord owns the house and occupies the second...

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