Enforcement Actions Under the Wetlands Protection Act May Be Commenced against Subsequent Owners Long after the Act Is Violated The...

State Grant Programs for Compact Communities The Department of Revenue has announced that funding is available for four Community Compact...

IGR21-22 Land of Low Value Post-Affidavit Process and Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure M.G.L. c.60, §79 provides a simpler and faster method...

What relief is available to a citizen when the Town declines to make requested repairs to a public way? Not much, according to the...

The recreational use of marijuana was legalized by Massachusetts voters in 2016. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.94G, §4, the Cannabis Control...

From time to time, title examiners and real estate practitioners come across deeds or other real property instruments that include...

In two class action suits consolidated at oral argument before the Supreme Judicial Court, DeCosmo v. Blue Tarp Redevelopment, LLC and...

State and local governments sometimes find themselves enmeshed in litigation with public utility companies, particularly those in the...

IGR 21-15, “Owners Unknown” Assessments The Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services has issued a new Informational Guideline...

The fledgling cannabis industry has matured in the nearly five years since November 2016, when the Commonwealth legalized adult...

The Supervisor of Public Records has amended the Public Access Regulations, 950 CMR 32.00, effective June 11, 2021. In addition to minor...

The pandemic ushered in a sea change in municipal operations. Although the declared state of emergency has ended, some of the changes...

The Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services has issued three new Informational Guideline Releases: 1. Updated Guidance for...

Governor Baker recently signed into law “An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy,” Chapter 8 of the...

It soon will be that time again. M.G.L. c.54, §6 states that “[i]n the year 2001 and every tenth year thereafter”, the Select Board of...

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriates federal funds directly to “metropolitan cities” and funds through the state to...

Updated Guidance for Enterprise Funds; Juneteenth is a New State Holiday, Offices Must be Closed

Outdoor dining may end unless your municipality takes action.

Foreclosure of the right of redemption can be inequitable, is strictly construed against the foreclosing entity.

The overburden of an easement is a matter of reasonable foreseeability of the intended use.