Massachusetts High Court Vacates Homebuyers’ $461,163 Award For Defects

Mealey's (March 30, 2021, 11:43 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 12 vacated a jury’s decision to award a couple $461,163.38 for defects found in renovations to a home they purchased in 2013, finding that the trial court judge erred when denying motions for post-trial relief filed by the sellers of a home because they could not be held liable for breach of the implied warranty of habitability and violation of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 93A since they were not acting as builder-vendors when selling the property....