Landlord Violated A Court-mediated Agreement By Continuing To Bury My Car In Snow After Every Storm. (ma)
Location: Massachusetts
New landlord took over the property about a year ago and has been systematically trying to push out tenants that he didn't bring in. He manipulated one tenant into not paying rent, promised a RAFT application would cover it, then denied it on his end and had them evicted, and immediately replaced them with his own employee. A similar situation happened with the other neighbor. He recently tried to randomly raise the rent by 50% and at the same time he also tampered with our heating system again (5 times). And I have to assume it's because he knows it's sure to bring the utility costs for our downstairs neighbor beyond what he can afford. He's an old timer on a fixed income and he scrapes by as is. This is all to paint you a picture of the type of person were dealing with.
Anyways, He took us to court for eviction. It didn't go his way. The mediation agreement included the following: We stay for 6 months at $800/month (no increase) We owe nothing in back rent He pays court costs He maintains working heat and utilities He agreed, in writing, that he would not bury any vehicle (guest, registered, unregistered, didn't matter) in snow, and that if he already had, he would promptly remove it That last clause was added because the week before court, during a major snowstorm, he drove a loader over and completely buried my car. We have him on video doing it. What's happened since the agreement: He never removed the snow from the original burial. We've had approximately 5 storms since. He has buried the car further every single storm. He has ample space elsewhere on the property to deposit snow, this is clearly intentional.
The snow has gone through multiple freeze/thaw cycles. The car is without question totaled at this point. Engine damage is likely. I have photos documenting every stage and video of the original incident.
My question is, what is the most effective way to hold him in contempt of the mediation agreement? Can I pursue him separately for the vehicle damage (intentional destruction of property)? Is there a sequence I should follow, contempt filing first, then civil suit, or simultaneously? Should I be documenting anything additional before I act? I'm not trying to just vent, I want to know the actual steps. Any attorneys or people who've navigated something similar, I'd really appreciate the guidance.
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