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    Jun 15, 2007, 03:49 AM
    Fire damage
    By Massachusetts state law, can the landlord charge the tenant for fire damage?
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    Jun 15, 2007, 04:04 AM
    I cannot cite the law but it's reasonable to presume that if it can be shown that you started it, you could be charged like any other damage you cause.
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    Jun 15, 2007, 04:07 AM
    Agrees with Rick - if the fire department investigator and/or the insurance investigator show that the fire was started due to some fault on your part - your landlord can sue.
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    Jun 15, 2007, 09:16 AM
    Hello jocko:

    Not just in Mass, but in every state in this fine country of ours, if you ruin someone else's property, you're going to pay for it.

    excon
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