MORETALARA v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 19-P-1024.

99 Mass. App. Ct. 1 (2020)

FLAVIA MORETALARA v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Louis & Angela Marcolina for the defendant.

Deena Zakim for the plaintiff.

Susan Ann Silverstein , of the District of Columbia, & Richard M. Glassman & Thomas Murphy , for AARP & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Eric Dunn , of Virginia, & Faye B. Rachlin , for National Housing Law Project, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: GREEN, C.J., MILKEY, & WENDLANDT, JJ.


The plaintiff, Flavia Moretalara, is an elderly tenant who suffers from various disabilities. Her son often visited her at her apartment to help take care of her. Unbeknownst to the plaintiff, her son also hid heroin and a high-capacity firearm magazine there. When he was arrested and the contraband discovered, the Boston Housing Authority...

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