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Housing Court Department




Chief Justice of the Housing Court
Honorable Steven D. Pierce



Jurisdiction: The Housing Court Department has jurisdiction of the use of any real property and activities conducted thereon as such use affects the health, welfare, and safety of any resident, occupant, user or member of the general public and which is subject to regulation by local cities and towns under the state building code, state specialized codes, state sanitary code, and other applicable statutes and ordinances.



Administrative Office Mailing Address:

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
24 New Chardon Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA   02114-4703


Administrative Office Delivery Address:

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
24 New Chardon Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA   02114-4703

Tel: 617-788-6500     


   
Administrative Office Personnel:

Chief Justice: Steven D. Pierce
Director of Court Operations Paul J. Burke
Court Administrator: vacant
Head Administrative Assistant: Carol L. Wharton-Brown
Field Coordinator: John P. Umile




Courthouses by County:
Bristol County Southeast Housing Court
(Jurisdiction also includes Plymouth County)


Essex County


Northeast Housing Court
(jurisdiction also includes the following towns located in Middlesex County):
  • Acton
  • Ayer
  • Billerica
  • Boxborough
  • Carlisle
  • Chelmsford
  • Concord
  • Dracut
  • Dunstable
  • Groton
  • Littleton
  • Lowell
  • Maynard
  • Pepperell
  • Shirley
  • Stow
  • Tewksbury
  • Tyngsboro
  • Westford


  • Hampden County


    Western Housing Court
    (Jurisdiction also includes the Counties of Berkshire, Franklin and Hampshire)


    Plymouth County


    Southeast Housing Court

    (Jurisdiction also includes Bristol County)


    Suffolk County



    Boston Housing Court
    (Jurisdiction is the Town of Boston, which includes
    the following cities:

  • Brighton
  • Charlestown
  • Dorchester
  • East Boston
  • Roxbury
  • South Boston
  • West Roxbury

    It excludes the following:
  • Chelsea
  • Revere
  • Winthrop


  • Worcester County


    Worcester Housing Court
    (jurisdiction also includes the following
    towns located in Middlesex or Norfolk County):
  • Ashby (Middlesex)
  • Bellingham (Norfolk)
  • Hudson (Middlesex)
  • Marlborough (Middlesex)
  • Townsend (Middlesex)

  • Also the Jurisdiction known as Devens



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    Last Updated on November 15, 2007 2:29 PM