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Housing Court Department
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
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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
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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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