Category: Real Estate Law

In March of 2011, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court entered a decision clarifying and establishing new law concerning the obligation and liability of a landlord/owner of commercial property for personal injuries sustained by tenants and visitors. The court held that under a relevant Massachusetts statute, once a landlord receives...

In March, 2011, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the case of Bishop v. Tes Realty Trust, entered a decision clarifying and establishing new law concerning the obligation and liability of a landlord/owner of commercial property for personal injuries sustained by tenants and visitors.  In this case the plaintiff tenant operated a tanning...

Homesteads are an affordable way for many of our clients to obtain significant protection from certain creditors.  On December 16, 2010, the governor of Massachusetts signed into law the most extensive changes to our homestead law in more than a generation.  The effective date of the new law was March 16, 2011.