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• Why Massachusetts Landlord-Tenant Legal Reform Is Needed Now
  I just settled a very troubling landlord-tenant case which demonstrates everything which is wrong and unfair with Massachusetts landlord-tenant and eviction law from the landlord perspective. This horror story is played out every Thursday in the summary process sessions of District and Housing Courts across the state. The laws which favor tenants so dramatic […]
• REBA Sues To Stop Illegal “Witness-Only” Residential Closings
  Bar Assn. Lawsuit Targets Kentucky Based Settlement Service Company Employing Local Contract Attorneys As first reported today by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the bar association for Massachusetts real estate attorneys (REBA) has filed a lawsuit against National Loan Closers, Inc., a Kentucky closing services company, and a Holyoke attorney for allegedly co […]
• Court Considers Protections Of New Massachusetts Homestead Protection Act, And Questions Still Remain
  First Reported Case Considering Scope Of New Massachusetts Homestead Law Advice To Homeowners: Get Your Homestead Declaration Recorded ASAP One of the benefits of the new Homestead Protection Act signed into law last year is that homeowners can use homestead protections against many more creditors. Under the old homestead law, debts which arose prior to [... […]
• Massachusetts High Court To Weigh In On Important Realtor MLS Disclosure Case
  Realtor Held Liable For Erroneous MLS Information The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear the case of DeWolfe v. Hingham Centre Ltd. which will consider two very important issues for the real estate community, especially agents. The first issue is the scope of a real estate agent’s duty to disclose and independently verify […]
• Back-Up Offers & Bidding Wars: Should Agents Or Sellers Be Concerned With Legal Liability?
  Are There Liability Concerns For Accepting Back Up Offers? My colleague Rona Fischman at the Boston.com Real Estate Now Blog had an intriguing question on the legalities surrounding accepting back-up offers. This question is especially timely with the rise of bidding wars in the Greater Boston real estate market. Rona asks: I have been told […]