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Attorney Sherwin to Argue Real Estate Contract Case Before Massachusetts...
This Tuesday, I’ll be before the Appeals Court on a case concerning a real estate contract. I won a trial several years ago involving a contract dispute, and the other side has appealed. This is an...
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Fence Disputes: 5 Things Every Massachusetts Property Owner Should Know
I recently settled a case involving a fence dispute, which occurred between two neighbors who weren’t getting along. Fence disputes, believe it or not, are one of the most common types of boundary...
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Attorney Sherwin To File Adverse Possession Case for Washington D.C....
April is going to be a busy month for me. In a rare case of bipartisanship, a group of Republican and Democratic Senators (who have been in Washington D.C. for over twenty years) have hired me to file...
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Appealing a Variance in Massachusetts
Like most states, zoning decisions in Massachusetts are primarily made at the local level, through municipal boards. One of the most common types of zoning decisions are requests for variances. While...
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Zoning in Massachusetts: Proposed Legislation
Governor Baker is backing a bill to reform zoning in Massachusetts, which will give local municipalities more flexibility in making zoning changes. This bill is a good example of some important...
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Requirement #2 for a Massachusetts Zoning Variance: Hardship
This will be a three part blog series on the requirements for obtaining a variance under Massachusetts zoning law. The first post concerned the first variance criterion: a showing that the property...
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3 Things To Know About Buying a Home with Existing Tenants
Buying a home with existing tenants has many traps for the unwary. While there are advantages to having existing tenants with the purchase of a home, there are also potential areas of liability. Here...
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Sherwin Law Firm Wins Real Estate Appeal
I’m pleased to write that I won a real estate appeal before the Massachusetts Appeals Court last week. This case concerned a real estate contract dispute, concerning rescission (a request to cancel a...
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Requirement #3 for a Massachusetts Variance: Substantial Detriment
This is a three part blog series on the requirements for obtaining a variance under Massachusetts zoning law. The first post concerned the first variance criterion: a showing that the property has...
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5 Things to Know About Massachusetts Land Court
Massachusetts has a unique forum for handling real estate disputes: Land Court. Land Court is a specialty court which handles a wide array of property issues, including Servicemembers’ Cases, boundary...
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Who Can Appeal a Zoning Decision in Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision last month on who can appeal a zoning decision. This decision clarifies that overcrowding concerns related to zoning approval are adequate...
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Guest Blog Post: Preview of Upcoming Massachusetts Appeals Court Zoning...
The Massachusetts Property Law Blog is proud to have Attorney Joseph N. Schneiderman guest blog on upcoming zoning decisions from the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Attorney Schneiderman is an...
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Short Term Rentals in Massachusetts: 3 Things to Know
Short term rentals in Massachusetts, like the rest of the country, come with some unique legal challenges. Such rentals, which most commonly occur through AirBnb, are not a traditional landlord-tenant...
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Guest Blog Post: Attorney Fees for a Lis Pendens Appeal
The Massachusetts Property Law Blog is proud to have Attorney Joseph N. Schneiderman guest blog on an upcoming Appeals Court decision regarding attorney fees for a lis pendens appeal. Attorney...
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Hiring a Civil Litigation Lawyer: Lessons from a Successful Case
Last month, I obtained a favorable decision in a Superior Court lawsuit. As a civil litigation lawyer, I generally focus on real estate matters, including landlord-tenant matters, zoning issues, and...
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Challenging a Zoning Decision: SJC Clarifies the Rules
I previously wrote a post about Murchison v. Zoning Board of Appeals, concerning the matter of challenging a zoning decision. This was a decision from the Appeals Court that discussed who can pursue a...
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Preventing Adverse Possession in Massachusetts
Preventing adverse possession is a concern that all property owners should keep in mind when dealing with a trespasser upon their property. Without taking the proper action, one’s property can be lost...
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Appearing Before a Zoning Board: What to Know
Appearing before a zoning board is often required when a property owner is seeking a specific use of their property, or wishes to appeal a decision of a town or city building department. Unlike...
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Zoning for Landlords: What to Know
Zoning is an important topic for any property owner, especially landlords. Landlords should have a basic knowledge of zoning before offering property for rent, and know what to do if problems arise...
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