diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/DescendantTokenCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/DescendantTokenCheck.java
index db871fd10..a0af88032 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/DescendantTokenCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/DescendantTokenCheck.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
 /**
  * <p>
  * Checks for restricted tokens beneath other tokens.
+ * </p>
  * <p>
  * Examples of how to configure the check:
  * </p>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
  *     &lt;property name="tokens" value="EQUAL,NOT_EQUAL"/&gt;
  *     &lt;property name="limitedTokens" value="STRING_LITERAL"/&gt;
  *     &lt;property name="maximumNumber" value="0"/&gt;
- *     &lt;property name="maximumDepth" value="1"/&dt;
+ *     &lt;property name="maximumDepth" value="1"/&gt;
  * &lt;/module&gt;
  *
  * &lt;!-- Switch with no default --&gt;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.api.TokenTypes;
  *     &lt;property name="maximumNumber" value="10"/&gt;
  * &lt;/module&gt;
  * </pre>
- * <p>
+ *
  * @author Tim Tyler &lt;tim@tt1.org&gt;
  * @author Rick Giles
  */
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/indentation/IndentationCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/indentation/IndentationCheck.java
index f2daaee7a..9645d4477 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/indentation/IndentationCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/indentation/IndentationCheck.java
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.collections.ArrayStack;
  *  while loop handler checks the while loop as well as the braces
  *  and immediate children.
  * </p>
- * Created on November 2, 2002, 10:59 PM
- * <p>
  * <pre>
  *   - handler class -to-> ID mapping kept in Map
  *   - parent passed in during construction
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/BooleanExpressionComplexityCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/BooleanExpressionComplexityCheck.java
index 48b414f3b..969718005 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/BooleanExpressionComplexityCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/BooleanExpressionComplexityCheck.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.CheckUtils;
 import java.util.Stack;
 
 /**
- * Restricts nested boolean operators (&&, || and ^) to
+ * Restricts nested boolean operators (&amp;&amp;, || and ^) to
  * a specified depth (default = 3).
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:simon@redhillconsulting.com.au">Simon Harris</a>
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/CyclomaticComplexityCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/CyclomaticComplexityCheck.java
index 7dcb79d12..86cc720d1 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/CyclomaticComplexityCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/metrics/CyclomaticComplexityCheck.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.CheckUtils;
 /**
  * Checks cyclomatic complexity against a specified limit. The complexity is
  * measured by the number of "if", "while", "do", "for", "?:", "catch",
- * "switch", "case", "&&" and "||" statements (plus one) in the body of the
+ * "switch", "case", "&amp;&amp;" and "||" statements (plus one) in the body of the
  * member. It is a measure of the minimum number of possible paths through the
  * source and therefore the number of required tests. Generally 1-4 is
  * considered good, 5-7 ok, 8-10 consider re-factoring, and 11+ re-factor now!