CASES OF NOTE SIMILAR PROJECTS, DIFFERENT DECISIONS Brossi, et al. v. Town of Grafton Planning Board, et al., No. 19 MISC 000551 (MDV), 2021 WL 5833935 (Mass. Land Ct. Dec. 9, 2021) The Massachusetts Land Court recently held that a planning board improperly failed to explain the basis underlying a denial of a special permit… Read More »
Welcome back to the Real Estate newsletter. If you’re still scrounging up a few hundred million to bid on The One, the 105,000-square-foot house that’s heading to the auction block, I have good news: There’s still more time. The saga of Southern California’s messiest mega-mansion continued this week when a bankruptcy judge pushed the auction… Read More »
CASES OF NOTE LIMITATIONS FACING PLAINTIFFS UNDER CHAPTER 40A Doyle v. Zoning Board of Appeals of City of Attleboro, No. 20 MISC 000386 (DRR), 2021 WL 5037871 (Mass. Land Ct. Oct. 29, 2021) In Doyle v. Zoning Board of Appeals of City of Attleboro, Plaintiff Kevin Doyle (“Doyle”) appealed the City of Attleboro Zoning Board… Read More »
CASES OF NOTE CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY RESULT OF MUTUAL MISTAKE Thomas v. Medeiros, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 (2021) The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a determination by the Land Court that a conveyance of certain property on Martha’s Vineyard was not intended by the parties and was a result of a mutual mistake. In… Read More »
CASES OF NOTE FINALIZE BUILDING PLANS EARLY ON TO AVOID DELAYS St. Paul’s Foundation v. Ives, 29F.4th 32, 33 (1st Cir. 2022) A recent decision out of the First Circuit Court of Appeals emphasizes the importance of a clear and consistent building plan early on in the permitting process. The Court’s decision leaves little doubt… Read More »