Boston Housing Court

Intersection of New Chardon and Merrimac Streets, Boston, with view of courthouse (at left), 2010

The Boston Housing Court is located in the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, Massachusetts.[1] The court was established by the state legislature in 1971 and started its operation in August 1972.[2] It handles summary proceedings for possession of land, also known as summary process. The court is one division of the Massachusetts Housing Court.[3]

References

  1. http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/bostonhousingmain.html Retrieved 04-15-10
  2. JOH, Journal of Housing (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) 29: 459. 1972. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. A study of the Boston Housing Court, National Center for State Courts, 1974

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