Last year, in Bank of New York v. Bailey, 460 Mass. 327 (2011), the Supreme Judicial Court (the "SJC") ruled that a Housing Court judge presiding over an eviction matter could hear a post-foreclosure mortgagor's claim that the foreclosure sale allegedly divesting him of title was defective - and thus, he should not be ousted from the property. The Bailey decision's impact will likely be felt in not only in summary process sessions, however, but also in other fora where summary process decisions are likely to be given preclusive effect.
