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Appeals Court Ruling Promotes Expedited Resolution of Land Use Disputes
In 2006, then-Governor Mitt Romney signed into law “An Act Relative to Streamlining and Expediting the Permitting Process in the Commonwealth.” The Act created a designated “permit session” in the...
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SJC Again Rebuffs Local Attempts to Control 40B Low-Income Housing Developments
Zoning Board of Appeals of Sunderland v. Sugarbush Meadow, LLC is the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) latest snub to municipal attempts to control the development of low income housing. Despite...
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Brokers Beware: SJC Issues Ruling in Closely-Followed DeWolfe v. Hingham...
The Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent ruling in DeWolfe v. Hingham Centre, Ltd., is a warning to Massachusetts real estate brokers: What you say can and will be used against you in a court of law....
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Commercial Landlord Must Wait Until End of Lease to Recover from Defaulting...
As we reported previously here, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled last year in 275 Washington Street Corp. v. Hudson River International, LLC that, in the absence of specific lease language to the...
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Massachusetts Zoning Overhaul Winding Its Way Through Legislature, Its Future...
By David McCay and Brian Casaceli In an earlier post in February, we reported on House Bill 1859, “An Act Promoting the Planning and Development of Sustainable Communities.” The bill would make...
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Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Developers’ Fifth Amendment Property Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling today in the closely-watched Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District case. The decision is a major victory for private property rights,...
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Legislature’s $1.4 Billion Bond Bill Amends Controversial Chapter 40B
The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives recently passed a $1.4 billion bond bill authorizing, among other things, $500 million in repairs and improvements to public housing and $305...
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Contractors & Property Owners Beware: SJC Decision Highlights Risk of...
The Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent decision in Franklin Office Park Realty Corp. v. Comm’r of Dept. of Envt’l Protection, 466 Mass. 454 (2013), is a good news, bad news proposition for...
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A Lesson From Somerville: Better Zoning Promotes Economic Growth
Paul McMorrow wrote an interesting column in yesterday’s Boston Globe that deserves reading, particularly for those interested in crafting workable zoning codes and bylaws in our cities and towns. The...
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MassDEP Obtains Judgment From Superior Court for $265k Fine at Taunton...
According to a press release issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today, the Suffolk Superior Court issued a judgment against a New York City-based company for...
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Bullish on the Boroughs: A Commercial Market Snapshot
Guest Post by Arlon Brown of the Parsons Commercial Group, Framingham, Mass. The commercial office market in the Boroughs (Marlborough, Northborough, Southborough and Westborough) is improving with...
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Lt. Gov. Polito to Give Keynote at Boroughs+ Economic Development Summit on...
Mirick O’Connell is proud to sponsor the Boroughs+ Economic Development Summit on January 26 at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough. The summit will feature a keynote address from Lt. Gov. Karyn...
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