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25C-007 (15) L Obviously the people living there don't agree that it's impossible to use the kitchens or bathrooms. You know about the mice seen months ago because you were told not to leave food out. Some of the housemates are squeamish. We polled them all and they don't want to put out traps and poison. If you had insisted or the City insisted that vegetarians be damned, we would have paid for the traps or poison. It's not worth leaving a commitment to a house over that, Erica. We're going to let the young maid you refer to as saying the conditions are no good speak for himself at a later date when he gets a chance. Your story is inaccurate there too, but I'm sure you already know your whole letter is false if you have seen the letter you supposedly sent. Your father is now in a difficult spot. We'd suggest he retract his slanders (and libels if he has written any). Courts will decide his slanders are commercial speech. In 1986, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote a nice summary of the legal burdens you face: "Nothing is clearer M the emerging law of commercial free speech than that false or misleading commercial speech is clearly 'subject to restraint."' Our tenants also have a basis for suing Your father. Let this be a warning that he is not allowed on our property. His appearance September 4 is trespassing. Your father who claims to us that he is a landlord is helping you with the rent, but that doesn't mean he owns you Erica. What's he going to do if you decide to live somewhere he doesn't like`? Not help pay? What kind of father would that be? Sincerely, J' �Ivjl Dawn Paulinski PO Box 15626 Boston, MA 02215 a September 8, 1.996 Ms. Erica Moss c/o Holzman 14 Ingell Road Chester, MA 01011 Dear Erica Moss and Dr. Holzman: We have received your letter- concerning Erica's failure to take occupancy August 31, 1996 at 142 North St. in Northampton. We have found a tenant who disagrees with your father's assessment of the house and your room. He is paying 10% more than you did. We showed him the Union-News story your father's slander was responsible for on September 7. We also showed him a letter from the Building Inspector and he still chose to move in. Unlike your father, we have nothing to hide and we show all the tenants these documents. We also do the most to contribute to the tenants' security and safety by speaking out against unlawful searches and trespassing. Such must be done with the consent of the occupants at a time convenient to them. As landlords we have a duty to our tenants to provide for their security. Since we found someone to take your place, even though we didn't show it to anyone for a month on your account, we would have seriously considered refunding all but a week of your rent, but now we have various damages to look into. Of course, your father's slander of us to the newspapers is worth much more than $250, because it makes it more difficult for us to conduct our business. You speak of holes in the walls, but what about the hole in the wall you made on the way in when we let you move your furniture early? You speak of clutter in the hallways, but it was your clutter in many of the places you mention including a kitchen and pantry. It was your couch cluttering the front stairway that your father blamed us for in your letter. There were loose wires but they are not connected to anything and pose no danger to anyone. Contrary to rumor and slander there was a licensed electrician at work in the house and she had already filed for a permit.