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A student at Stonehill College in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit alleging that her roommate was having too much sex.

Interestingly, a close look at the lawsuit shows that it's actually rooted in housing law and claims of housing discrimination. But a large part of the case was tossed out by a federal judge, who didn't find that many of her claims had merit.

As reported in the Enterprise News, Lindsay Blankmeyer sued the college, claiming that her roommate had too much sex with her boyfriend. This, she claimed, went on while she was only a few feet away in the room, watching the entire ordeal.

This week, Black Friday is coming up and holiday shoppers couldn't be more excited.

While many states have begun opening doors on Thursday, Massachusetts law prohibits employees from working on Thanksgiving. So it's Black Friday and not "Black Thursday/Friday" in Massachusetts.

After Hurricane Sandy left devastation in the Northeast, many are trying to pick up the shattered pieces of what Sandy left behind in her wake. And many are finding that their home repair costs aren't covered by homeowners' insurance, flood insurance or by any other means.

This could be for many reasons. Perhaps their insurance doesn't cover the type of damage that they are trying to redress. It could be because they simply don't have insurance. Or it could be that they've exhausted their insurance coverage and they need more money.

Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast on Monday and left devastation in her path.

While Bostonians weren't hit the hardest, there were many homes that suffered property damage. Images surfaced across the Internet of houses and cars crushed by trees. Some of these houses were in Massachusetts (one photo showed a Cambridge house damaged by a fallen tree).

Yesterday, we talked about a tenant's rights to repairs and the extent of a landlord's responsibility in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Today, we move on to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Moving to Boston? There are many things you need to do to prepare for your move, from researching moving companies to obtaining permits for moving day.

Here's what you need to know:

Finalize your legal paperwork for moving into the house. If you've purchased a house, make sure that escrow will close on or by the day you plan to move in, and make sure you have your keys. If you're renting, confirm with the landlord that the premises are vacant and that you can move in on your proposed moving day. In both cases, make sure that you check the paperwork and satisfy any necessary conditions prior to your moving day. The last thing you want is to be packed and ready to move out of your old place with nowhere to go.

A Boston landmark restaurant is closing its doors. The Locke-Ober restaurant closed over the weekend, reports The Boston Business Journal. The restaurant has been on the Boston scene since 1875. Now, it’s selling its historic buildings on Winter Place.

It’s a sad day for Bostonians. Attracting the likes of Paul Newman, as well as many political figures, the restaurant has been iconic on Boston’s social scene for over a century.

If you're living in New England, then you may have felt the earthquake that rattled through the area on Tuesday night.

In fact, several Bostonians claimed to have felt the quake, reports ABC News.

What do you do if you suffered property damage as the result of the earthquake? Will your homeowners' insurance cover the damage? After all, this isn't exactly California.

Affordable housing projects can be impressive. Take for example the redevelopment projects presented in the magazine Affordable Housing Finance, which recently had readers pick the best redevelopment projects. A South Boston redevelopment project took top accolades as the "Best Urban Project," beating out 140 other projects, reports Boston.com.

The project is the Old Colony redevelopment project in South Boston. It is a green-living affordable housing project currently in its first phase of development.

It appears there are some people in certain industries who feel like anti-discrimination laws don't apply to them.

Recently, Bank of America has been accused of denying mortgages to disabled people because of their disability and not because of their credit rating, according to Courthouse News Service. In the complaint, government lawyers allege that Bank of America forced disabled citizens to provide notes from their doctors proving their disability and asking how long their disability pay from Social Security would continue.

What can lenders ask you without getting sued by the U.S. government?

September is the time of year when college students have moved in and are starting to settle into their new housing. Some choose to live on campus in a dorm room and some choose to rent from a private landlord. For those living on campus you must deal with a maze of resident assistants and roommates to determine your rights.

While some of the traditional landlord/tenant protections are the same at colleges, the dorm is a new place for both the students and their parents. Now you need to know what rights you have in that home away from home.