Jacqueline Lane v. Antonio Barletta

Summary

The Supreme Court vacated the trial court’s finding that the landlord willfully interrupted the tenant’s heat and the $66,000 damages award, holding that a landlord’s willful failure to repair after notice constitutes a statutory violation but remanding to determine whether the space heater provided was an adequate alternative source of heat; it also reiterated that enhanced damages under RSA 358-A:10 require a willful or knowing violation. The court noted the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration was moot after vacating the judgment.