New Housing Court Judge and Clerk Magistrate
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By Peter Vickery, Esq., Legislative Affairs Counsel
2019: Governor Charlie Baker named—and the Governor’s Council recently approved—two nominees for the Housing Court, both of them from Western Massachusetts.
Jonathan J. Kane
Associate Justice, Housing Court
On May 1, 2019, the Governor’s Council confirmed Amherst resident Jonathan J. Kane for the position of Associate Justice of the Housing Court.
A graduate of Haverford College and Boston College Law School, Kane joined the Northampton law firm of Fierst, Kane & Bloomberg, LLP, in 2001 where he became partner in 2005. His landlord-tenant practice made him a regular in the Housing Court. He chaired the Western Division Housing Court bench-bar committee from 2009 until 2014 when he became chair of the court-procedures subcommittee. In addition to representing property owners, Kane organized volunteers for the bar association’s Lawyer for the Day program at the Hadley courthouse, which provides free services to landlords and tenants alike on a first-come-first served basis.
YouTube footage of part of the Governor’s Council hearing shows Councilor Robert Jubinville (D: 2nd District) expressing dissatisfaction with Kane’s response to a hypothetical question about enforcing the terms of a lease prohibiting the use of cannabis, which could result in a tenant being evicted. Kane stated that his job as a judge would be to enforce constitutionally and legally enforceable terms.
Kane’s only campaign contributions listed in the Office of Campaign ad Political Finance were to District Attorney David E. Sullivan in 2009 and 2010 (total $300.00). The Board of Bar Overseers reports him as having no record of discipline.
Michael J. Doherty
Clerk Magistrate, Western Division Housing Court
On February 13, 2019, the Governor’s Council confirmed Northampton resident Michael J. Doherty for the position of Clerk Magistrate.
Doherty has a bachelor’s and MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and prior to confirmation served as the Western Division’s acting Chief Housing Specialist and later as its Assistant Clerk Magistrate. Before joining the Housing Court, Doherty worked as Assistant Building Commissioner and Inspector for the City of Holyoke. Doherty started his career in property management and has spoken at several landlord meetings events in Western Massachusetts, including a MassLandlords gathering at the Delaney House, Holyoke, on May 9. His advice to landlords hoping to avoid Housing Court?
“Being a landlord is a fulltime job, 24/7, and tenants are your customers. That means quality customer service. If you do not approach it as such, you will end up in Housing Court.”
The Office of Campaign & Political Finance lists no campaign contributions from Doherty.
it’s nice to see a landlord actually care about being a landlord and respecting the tenant
A CORRUPTION SCANDAL.. JOHNATHAN KANE SERVED ME EXECUTIONS AND EVICTIONS THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY AT SPRINGMEADOW APARTMENTS..
RAFT PROGRAM PAYS FOR ALL YOUR ILLEGAL EVICTIONS CASES AN COURY ORDERED DAMAGES YEARLY. I SAVED YOUR 36 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF COURT ORDERED DAMAGES ON THE PROPERTY AN INSIDE HAP/ WAYFINDERS.. RAFT PROGRAM PAYS FOR COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CHARGES FEES.. I SAVED MY ENTIRE CASE.. MY RENTAL SIDE/ COURT ORDERED DAMAGES MONEY ORDERS COLLECTED SEPERATE FROM MY RENT 36 MONTHS. PMUS THE RAFT EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM.. IT PAYS FOR ALL YOUR UNLAWFUL CASES OF ARREARS ELECTRICITY COURT ORDERED DAMAGES.. I SAVED YOUR ENTIRE CASE… UNLAWFUL ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AN 5 PHYSICAL SHERIFF’S ORDERS EXECUTIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I SAVED EVERYTHING.. CALL RAFT PROGRAM FOR ALL YOUR ILLEGAL ASS COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CHARGES CASES.. ITS CALLED THE EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM. SIGN BY THE CASE MANAGER AND PROPERTIES MANAGERS INSIDE WAYFINDERS DEPARTMENT… YOU ILLEGALLY EVICTED ME AND MY KIDS AN FORGED ILLEGAL BALANCES CLAIMING I OWED RENT ELECTRICITY IN A COURT ORDER STEMMING FROM APRIL 2016 TO DECEMBER 2018. I SAVED MY RAFT ASSESSMENT EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE TIME.. ALL YOUR COURT ORDERED DAMAGES ARE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL AN FORGED..
I SAVED EVERYTHING FROM YOUR CASE. MY RENTAL PAYMENTS EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT FOR 3 YEARS. US THE COURT ORDERED DAMAGES COLLECTED SEPERATE FROM MY RENT IN A ILLEGAL COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CASE.. I SAVED MY LEASES AND CONTRACTS RENEWED EVERY SINGLE YEAR ON THE PROPERTY AN INSIDE HAP/ WAYFINDERS. AS A PARTICIPANT TENANT I SAVED MY ASSESSMENT APPLICATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CASE CLAIMING I OWED DAMAGES YEARLY AGAINST MY VALID EFFECTIVE CONTRACTS AN LEASES AN INSPECTIONS PASSED EVERY YEAR… I SAVED ALL YOUR COURT ORDERED DAMAGES MONEY ORDERS COLLECTED SEPERATE FROM MY RENT ALSO.. MY SECURITY DEPOSIT HIDDEN WITHHELD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CASE. I PAID DIRECTLY OUT OF MY POCKETS.. RAFT PROGRAM HAS NEVER EVER PAID FOR ANYTHING OF MINES NEVER EVER.. AN JOHNATHAN KANE YOU AN PETER LANE ARE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AN EXECUTIONS THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY… I SAID I SAVED THE EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM.. STANDARD PROCEDURE THATS FIRST.. NOT YOU LYING AN FORGING ILLEGAL BALANCES AN DAMAGES EVEN ELECTRICITY HIDDEN IN A ILLEGAL COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CASE. I SAVED MY DOCUMENTS RENTAL LEDGERS ALSO… CALL RAFT PROGRAM THAT PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY PAYS FOR YOUR FRAUDULENT DAMAGES CASES JOHNATHAN KANE PETER LANE. 5 PHYSICAL SHERIFF’S ORDERS EXECUTIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS.. I SAVED MY RAFT ASSESSMENT I ADVICE YOU TO READ IT.. YOU ILLEGALLY EVICTED ME AND MY KIDS NOT TOO MENTION MY SON IS DISABLE. I SAVED EVERYTHING FROM YOUR CASE… MAY 10TH IS THE ANNIVERSARY TO ALL YOUR ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AN EXECUTIONS… I SAVED MY PAYMENTS ESPECIALLY… YOU COMPLETELY ILLEGAL.
ALL OF THE COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CHARGES CLAIMS FEES EVICTIONS AN EXECUTIONS THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY AT SPRINGMEADOW APARTMENTS MOUNT HOLYOKE MANAGEMENT SERVED ME 5 PHYSICAL SHERIFF’S ORDERS EXECUTIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS… WHY DONT YOU READ THE PROGRAM RULES RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.. IF ANYBODY OWES ANY ARREARS ELECTRICITY BILLS OVERDUE RENT.. RAFT PROGRAM PAYS FOR EVERYTHING..YOU STOLE MY MONEY ALONGSIDE KEYA HICKS AND MANDY PHAN THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY YOU ALL COLLECTED MONEY ORDERS SEPERATE FROM MY RENT CLAIMING COURT ORDERED DAMAGES AN ARREARS THEE ENTIRE TIME I RENEWED CONTRACTS AN LEASES EVERY SINGLE YEAR WITH ANA BARNETT CASE MANAGER INSIDE HAP / WAYFINDERS DEPARTMENT YEARLY.. I SAVED MY RENTAL LEDGERS THE PAYMENTS INSPECTIONS I SAVED MY DOCUMENTS. . YOU COURT ORDERED ATTORNEYS AND LAWYERS ARE LYING AN DESTROYING INNOCENT FAMILIES.. YOU LIED ON ME JOHNATHAN KANE 36 MONTHS EVEN OFF THE CASE PETER LANE ALSO.. I SAVED MY EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM??? IT PAYS FOR ALL COURT ORDERED DAMAGES… YOU STOLE MY MONEY ORDERS COLLECTED SEPERATE FROM MY RENT STEMMING FROM APRIL 2016 DIRECTLY TO MAY 2019. I SAVED THE ENTIRE CASE. PAYMENTS FROM RENT AN COURT ORDERED DAMAGES MONEY ORDERS COLLECTED SEPERATE FROM MY RENT??? RAFT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT TEAM JOHN BADGER AN JUDITH CARDONA.. I DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING.. YOU DAMAGED MY FAMILY JOHNATHAN KANE I SAVED EVERYTHING FROM GOTHIC ST NORTHAMPTON MA I SAVED MOUNT HOLYOKE MANAGEMENT WHICH I’VE NEVER EVER LIVED THERE WHATSOEVER.. AN SPRINGMEADOW APARTMENTS KEYA HICKS MANDY PHAN.. THEY SERVED ME AN EVICTION 13 DAY AFTER I MOVED IN CANON CIRCLE.. I SAVED MY ENTIRE CASE PAYMENTS EVERYTHING.. JOHNATHAN KANE AND PETER LANE GOTHIC ST NORTHAMPTON MA KEYA HICKS MANDY PHAN YOU ALL ARE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ILLEGAL EVICTIONS CASES THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY IN SPRINGMEADOW APARTMENTS CANON CIRCLE…I SAVED EVERYTHING.. YOU HAVE NO DEFENSE JUST LIES AN ILLEGALLY FORGED DOCUMENTS AND ENORMOUS BALANCES FORGED.. RAFT PROGRAM PAYS FOR EVERYTHING COURT ORDERED.. YOU ILLEGALLY EVICTED ILLEGALLY TERMINATED AN ILLEGALLY EXECUTED ME AN MY FAMILY.. YOUR WORKING INSIDE WESTERN HOUSING DIVISION COURT . READ THE GUIDELINES.. YOU ILLEGALLY EVICTED AN DAMAGED MY FAMILY JOHNATHAN KANE I SAVED YOUR ENTIRE CASE.. YOUR COMPLETELY AT FAULT.. MY SECURITY DEPOSIT WAS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CASE CLAIMING RENTAL ARREARS DAMAGES ELECTRICITY BILLS OVERDUE RENT BELONGS TO RAFT PROGRAM TO ALL OF YOUR BOTCHED ASS COURT ORDERED HOUSING ATTORNEYS LAWYERS PROPERTIES MANAGERS CASE MANAGERS INSIDE HAP PROGRAM WAYFINDERS DEPARTMENT YEARLY… I SAVED 15 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF DOCUMENTS… YOU ARE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE AN FAULTY FROM BEGINNING TO END.. I SAVED YOUR ENTIRE CASE…
YOU EVICTED ME AN MY KIDS THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE STAY. NOT TOO MENTION 5 PHYSICAL SHERIFF’S ORDERS EXECUTIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS??? CALL RAFT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT TEAM IT PAYS FOR ALL YOUR FRAUDULENT UNLAWFUL CLAIMS OF ARREARS ELECTRICITY BILLS OVERDUE RENT CLAIMS RAFT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT TEAM.. I SAVED MY ASSESSMENT APPLICATION FOR HOW MANY YEARS NOW?? YOU COLLECTED MONEY ORDERS SEPERATE FROM MY RENT CIURT ORDERS 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS STRAIGHT. IHAVE MY EVICTIONS PACKAGE CONSENT FORM FROM JOHN BADGER AN JUDITH CARDONA.. DAMAGES NOT TO ALL YOUR BOTCHED ASS HOUSING COURT ORDERED ATTORNEYS LAWYERS IT RAFT PROGRAM.. ATTORNEY AN LAWYERS FOR WHAT?? ILLEGAL FORGED BALANCES THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE STAY AN SPRINGMEADOW IS YEARLY EXECUTIONS AGAINST ALL MY VALID EFFECTIVE LEASES AND CONTRACTS EVERY SINGLE YEAR RENEWED RECERTIFIED REXXAMINED PASSED INSPECTIONS YEARLY??? DAMAGES OK GET IN TOUCH WITH RAFT.. I NEED ALL MY STOLEN MONEY BACK… RAFT PROGRAM STEMMING BACK 20 YEARS HAS NEVER EVER PAID FOR ANYTHING OF MINES NEVER EVER..YOU EVICTED ME OPEN PUBLIC SO THEREFORE HERE YOU GO KANE.. CGILBERT1. TELL POLLY PRUNUSKE ANA BARNETT JOHN FISCHER ALSO CAROL TARNOWSKI OF MOUNT HOLYOKE MANAGEMENT ALSO. COURT ORDERED DAMAGES CHARGES CLAIMS FEES EVICTIONS AN EXECUTIONS BELONGS TO RAFT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT TEAM… DAMAGES LOL I PAID FOR MY OUT OF MY POCKETS YEARLY.. I WANT ALL MY MONEY ITS STOLEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CASE CLAIMING RENTAL ARREARS DAMAGES ELECTRICITY BILLS OVERDUE RENT.. LOL RAFT DRAG IT TO RAFT HOUSING ATTORNEYS LAWYERS..OPEN PUBLIC JUST LIKE YOUR ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AN EXECUTIONS YEARLY.. MY SON IS DISABLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME.. WITHOUT PREJUDICE.. REALLY A DISABLE CHILD??? DISCRIMINATION AN VIOLATIONS..
this court should be under investigation for breaking the law. the judge does not follow the law as to that the management can not come to court for and represent the landlord as of May 15, 2018 the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) clarified that 1) only property owners or lessors have legal standings to bring an eviction action against tenants; and 2) only an attorney or self-represented party may sign a summary process complaint or summons; anyone who signs and files such document who is not an attorney or self-represented party has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Property managers cannot represent a landlord in court nor can they act on the landlords behalf in court only the owner or his lawyer and still in Springfield housing court the Clerk and the judge allows this and both are breaking the law and they should be sanction to the fullest extent of the law they should loose their jobs.