The Western Division Housing Court Reporter is an unofficial compilation of decisions and orders issued by the Western Division Housing Court. This reporter is a collaborative effort by and among several individuals representative of the Court, the local landlord bar, the local tenant bar, and government practice:

Hon. Jonathan Kane, First Justice, Western Division Housing Court
Hon. Robert Fields, Associate Justice, Western Division Housing Court
Hon. Michael Doherty, Clerk-Magistrate, Western Division Housing Court
Aaron Dulles, Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Raquel Manzanares, Esq., Community Legal Aid
Peter Vickery, Esq., Bobrowski & Vickery, LLC

The Court sets aside copies of its written decisions and orders for the co-editors, Aaron Dulles, Raquel Manzanares, and Peter Vickery, who periodically collect these and compile them for publication. Volumes are published via an e-mail listserv and on this website. Each volume is accompanied by a digital signature that may be used to verify its authenticity. Anyone may join the listserv by clicking the "Join Group" button here, or by contacting Aaron Dulles.

Not all decisions and orders are ultimately included. The Court does not provide decisions from impounded cases and cases involving highly sensitive issues relating to minors. And, the editors will generally exclude certain types of decisions, such as simple scheduling orders; terse orders lacking sufficient context to be of value to those unfamiliar with the case; and decisions that relate certain types of particularly sensitive, personal information. A full description of our process and editorial standards can be found at the beginning of each volume.

If appropriate for the audience, decisions from these volumes may be cited using the reporter abbreviation “W.Div.H.Ct.”