Landlord/Tenant Security Deposit Law Update
Summary Process (Eviction) Statute
The Massachusetts Security Deposit statute first enacted in 1969 is very complex and requires a landlord to follow certain specific steps to protect the tenants’ interests. One such step has recently been clarified. The summary process (eviction) statute specifies that a tenant, facing eviction...
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Congress Gives a New Tool to the IRS – Passport Non-Issuance and Passport Revocation
On December 4, 2015 Congress and the President enacted the “FAST Act” (“Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act”). One part of the Act provides that the Secretary of State “shall not” issue a passport (except for emergencies or...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: April 14, 2016
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes:
School District Held Accountable in Bullying Case when it Failed to Address Parental Concerns During IEP Meeting (Part II), by Andra Hutchins
Doing Better By Doing Good: IRA Distributions to...
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I Wish I Had Known…Understanding Your Financial Situation Before A Divorce
Financial Matters in the Home
In my most recent interviews with post divorced individuals I asked the question, “Now that you have been through the divorce process and if you could offer just one piece of advice to those considering divorce, what would you say?” The answer is get...
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Doing Better By Doing Good: IRA Distributions to Public Charities
Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act)
The Federal “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015” (“PATH Act”) made permanent a provision of the Internal Revenue Code that allows taxpayers, aged 70 and ½ or older, to direct as much as $100,000 of IRA distributions,...
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School District Held Accountable in Bullying Case when it Failed to Address Parental Concerns During IEP Meeting (Part II)
In this two-part blog series, I look at how different laws and statutes can help students and parents address bullying in school. Recent cases in Massachusetts and New York federal courts have addressed bullying in schools, and in both cases, the students overcame legal arguments by their respective school districts.
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: March 31, 2016
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes:
Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season, by Robert Finkel
Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in...
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Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season
With the beginning of spring, our thoughts turn to great weather, baseball, holidays and of course real estate!
Recently, a client was selling a vacation home on the Cape, and was surprised to find a problem with an old deed in which Mom had tried to deed the property...
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Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in school (Part I)
In two recent cases, federal courts in Massachusetts and New York have addressed bullying in schools, and in both cases, the students overcame legal arguments by their respective districts. The Massachusetts case involves a regular education student who was bullied by classmates over the course of four years, through middle and high...
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Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: March 17, 2016
The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes:
New developments in an ADA lawsuit against The Container Store;
Important information about At-will Employees;
A new Massachusetts Tax Amnesty Program; and
The divorce blog series...
New Massachusetts Tax Amnesty Program Opening For Enrollment On April 1, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has issued an Announcement and an FAQ describing its new tax amnesty program. The program will be open for enrollment beginning April 1, 2016 and enrollment and submission of information to the DOR will run through May 31, 2016. The program...
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The Innovators’ Counsel: Implied Contracts & At-Will Employees
Most who are reading this blog would understand the phrase “at-will employment” to mean the traditional U.S. employment relationship in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for just about any reason – that is, without having to establish “just cause” for termination – and without warning. However, what most...
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