context: Tenant's claim under the Residential Rental Agreements Act is for breach of a warranty based on landlords' failure to keep the premises safe and clean. There is no indication that by enacting the Residential Rental Agreements Act, the Legislature intended to deny tenants the additional protections provided by the Consumer Fraud Act.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 547 A.2d 1141, 1141
citation_a.parenthetical: reversing trial court, which held specific landlord-tenant statutes precluded claim under general consumer fraud law
citation_a.sentence: See 49 Prospect Street, 547 A.2d at 1141 (reversing trial court, which held specific landlord-tenant statutes precluded claim under general consumer fraud law); see also McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215, 1221 (Mass. 1982) (“mere fact that these statutes contain some overlapping prohibitions and remedies does not establish a legislative intent to preclude their concurrent application”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 434 N.E.2d 1215, 1221
citation_b.parenthetical: "mere fact that these statutes contain some overlapping prohibitions and remedies does not establish a legislative intent to preclude their concurrent application"
citation_b.sentence: See 49 Prospect Street, 547 A.2d at 1141 (reversing trial court, which held specific landlord-tenant statutes precluded claim under general consumer fraud law); see also McGrath v. Mishara, 434 N.E.2d 1215, 1221 (Mass. 1982) (“mere fact that these statutes contain some overlapping prohibitions and remedies does not establish a legislative intent to preclude their concurrent application”).