I don’t know about Boston but there are a lot of places where if you do what this idiot family did you become for all intents and purposes The Landlord and they become The Tenant. That is if they don’t rob you blind and decamp or murder you in your sleep.
I posted this yesterday with the link to mass legal help for tenants.
Deys all gonna be in a HEAP ‘o trouble!!!!!! And if you think any one of those liberal judges will kick out the immigrants, you would be sadly mistaken. They will never leave nor have to.
https://www.masslegalhelp.org/housing/lt1-chapter-15-rooming-houses.pdf
1. Rights of All Rooming
House Residents
No matter how long you have lived in a rooming
house, you have the following rights:
The right to report bad housing conditions
(see Chapter 8: Getting Repairs Made).
The right to a hearing in front of a judge
before the owner can evict you. You do
not have to move out until a judge says
you do, and only a constable can physically
remove you.
The right to ask a judge to hold off on
evicting you until you find another place to
live (see Chapter 12: Evictions). Although
a judge is not required to give you extra
time, it is within their discretion. It will be
harder to get more time if your eviction is
for non-payment of rent or a reason that is
your fault, or if you have lived in the
rooming house for less than 3 months.
However, if you need more time, ask for it.
a. You Cannot Be Locked Out
If you legally occupy your room—which means
you moved in with the permission of the
owner—the owner cannot lock you out of your
room or the rooming house. If the owner asks
you to leave or gives you an eviction notice (notice
to quit), you do not have to move out. After an
owner gives you a notice to quit, she must file a
court case and get a judge’s permission to evict
you.
If the owner locks you out or attempts to lock
you out of your room or the rooming house, the
owner has violated the law. If you have to go to
court to get back in, a judge can order the owner
to allow you back in and can order the owner to
pay you money (damages) equal to 3 months rent
or more.