New Short-Term Rental Law Effective Summer 2019
If you plan to rent your house this summer, be prepared for a change in the State Law effective July 1, 2019. On December 28, 2018, Governor Baker signed An Act Regulating… Read More
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Francesco De Vito Published in Law360
The article “Mass. Affordable Housing Covenants Safe During Foreclosure” by Francesco De Vito discusses two recognized truisms of Massachusetts foreclosure law in the recent case of Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning… Read More
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No Damages to Owner Whose Lot Is Unbuildable Due to Wetlands Regulations
When the Conservation Commission refused to permit the construction of a house on her residential lot in a Falmouth subdivision, Janice Smyth decided to take action and sought damages for a regulatory… Read More
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Affordable Housing Covenants Have Protected Status in Foreclosures
The Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning and Development Agency has the right to challenge a foreclosure that purportedly terminated a covenant restricting the use of property to affordable housing. In allowing… Read More
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The Great Salisbury Billboard Race
A Massachusetts regulation stating that no two digital billboards may be erected within 1,000 feet of one another set up a race between competing billboard companies that owned abutting land. Although the… Read More
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Francesco De Vito Published in Banker & Tradesman
The article “Momentum Building for LIBOR Replacements” by Francesco De Vito discusses the phase-out of LIBOR. “Imagine you sign a contract and later learn that one of its key financial underpinnings will… Read More
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John Bowen Published in Lawyer Monthly
The article “10 Essential Facts You Should Know About Eminent Domain” by John Bowen discusses eminent domain and how it works with 10 important facts to know about this law. “Eminent domain… Read More
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Michael Parker Quoted in Mass Lawyers Weekly
Rackemann attorney Michael Parker was recently quoted in Mass Lawyers Weekly regarding the case Toxics Action Center, et all. v. Casella Waste Systems, Inc., et al. From Municipal landfill defeats groundwater pollution… Read More
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John Bowen Published in Law360
The article “Appraising Property Taken By Eminent Domain In Mass” by John Bowen discusses what an appraiser should prepare for in the litigation environment. “Appraising property that will be taken, or has… Read More
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Gordon Orloff Published in Banker & Tradesman
The article “Private Parties Cannot Enforce Public Rights to Access Tidelands” by Gordon Orloff was published in Banker & Tradesman. Massachusetts is unusual in that an owner of waterfront property typically holds title to the… Read More
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