Our Story

My name is Robert McCullock. Since October 15, 2021, I’ve lived in a month-to-month tenancy at 17 A Medford Street in Chelsea, MA. I never imagined that asserting my basic rights as a tenant would lead to a punishing legal assault by my landlord, Dino M. Tangredi—an attorney with over 30 years in private practice, primarily personal injury, advertising from Watertown—and trustee of the 17A Medford St. Realty Trust .

Over the past two years, I endured:

Unpermitted demolition of my basement beginning May 17, 2023, without any building permit .

Unsafe gas and electrical work in August 2023, installed by unlicensed contractors, confirmed unpermitted by Chelsea ISD on May 19, 2025 .

Chronic mold and water intrusion, reported May 18 2025 and formalized in a Board of Health order listing seven violations on May 20 2025 .

A cosmetic “repair” visit by an inactive contractor on May 22 2025, during which Inspectors were denied full access .

A $75,000 “cash-for-keys” offer via a spoofed third-party number on May 30 2025, demanding I vacate by June 6 2025 .

An eviction notice served July 11 2025—threatening summary process for vague “sanitary” and “business” grounds.

All while a Coldwell Banker agent, Angela Caruso—undisclosed as my landlord’s former personal-injury client—marketed the building for sale .

Despite repeated complaints to Chelsea’s Inspectional Services, I was met with intimidation rather than remediation. Now, Mr. Tangredi’s summary-process eviction threatens my home, my health, and my peace of mind.

Why We Need Your Help

Legal Defense & Pro Bono Counsel: Summary process moves at lightning speed. I need experienced housing-court attorneys to file Answers, detailed counterclaims (breach of warranty, 93A, retaliation, defective service), and to represent me at every stage.

Expert Inspections & Reports: Independent engineers and environmental consultants must document: unsafe gas piping, structural defects, mold contamination, and permit infractions.

Living & Relocation Expenses: Should the Court grant interim relief preventing me from living on the premises, I’ll require temporary housing support and moving costs.

Community Outreach: Funding for materials, outreach to bar associations, and organizing amicus support to expose this broader pattern of using procedural tactics to silence tenants.

How Funds Will Be Used

Category Estimated Cost

Housing-court attorney fees (pro bono expansion) $12,000

Expert inspections & environmental tests $6,000

Court costs, filing fees, and service $1,500

Temporary housing & moving $8,000

Outreach & amicus-brief coordination $2,500

Total Goal $30,000

Why This Matters

When a well-connected personal-injury lawyer wields his decades of courtroom experience not to help vulnerable clients, but to crush a tenant’s right to a habitable home, it chills every working-class household’s willingness to speak up. Your support won’t just defend my home and health—it will send a clear message that legal expertise must serve justice, not intimidation.

How You Can Help

Donate: Every dollar empowers my defense and expert documentation.

Share: Spread this campaign across social media, legal listservs, and tenant-advocacy networks.

Volunteer: If you’re a housing-court attorney or know one, please reach out for pro bono or amicus collaboration.

Speak Out: Write letters to the Housing Court, local bar associations, or press to highlight these unethical practices.

Contact & Updates

I will post regular updates on case developments, inspection findings, and legal milestones here. Attorneys and advocates interested in volunteering or filing amicus briefs can email.

Thank you for standing with me—and with every tenant who deserves a safe, secure home free from legal bullying. Together, we can ensure the law protects the vulnerable, not empowers the powerful.

— Robert McCullock