07 Jun, 2024 Lions and Turtles and Bearded Dragons, Oh My! By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Fleming v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Oxford, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 (2024) In Fleming, the Massachusetts Appeals Court grappled with some...
07 Jun, 2024 Approval May Not Be Required, But Sufficient Plans Are By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Meadow Wood LLC v. City of Brockton, 230 N.E.3d 1065 (Mass. App. Ct. 2024) The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently interpreted G. L. c....
07 Jun, 2024 Part II: Landlord Unable to Evict Despite Tenant Defaults By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Varano v. PDJM Land Tr., LLC, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 (2024) We last wrote about Varano v. PDJM in our November 2022 issue of Law of the...
22 Apr, 2024 Developers Beware: Difficult Multi-Step Process for Obtaining and Cashing In On Appeal Bonds By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia John White III +2 more... Show less Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of Bos., No. 22-P-974, 2024 WL 187241 (Mass. App. Ct. Jan. 18, 2024). The case of Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of...
22 Apr, 2024 Those Appealing Zoning Board Decisions Must Comply With 20-Day Period By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia John White III +2 more... Show less Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan. Bd., No. 23 MISC 000277 (KTS), 2024 WL 146450 (Mass. Land Ct. Jan. 12, 2024) In Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan....
20 Dec, 2023 “Frustration of Purpose" Defense Still Frustrating for Commercial Tenants By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Inland Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC v. ASA EWC, LLC, 213 N.E.3d 604 (2023). The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued a...
20 Dec, 2023 Standing to Bring Zoning Appeals By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Mariani v. Planning Board of Dennis, 2023 WL 5569556 (Mass. App. Ct. August 25, 2023). Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Appeals Court...
20 Dec, 2023 Liquidated Damages Clauses Enforceable in Commercial Leases By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Cummings Properties, LLC vs. Darryl C. Hines, SJC-13406 (September 25, 2023). LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSES ENFORCEABLE IN COMMERCIAL LEASES...
20 Dec, 2023 Expert Testimony Nice-to-Have, Not Must-Have in Insurance Claims By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Richard Gillis & Gayle Gillis vs. Town of Uxbridge, No. 22-P-641 (Mass. App. Ct. August 10, 2023). The Massachusetts Appeals Court...
04 Oct, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less Cases of Note EVALUATING EFFECTIVE NOTICE IN EXERCISE OF OPTIONS Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct....
28 Jun, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia +2 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE NONCONFORMING USE CLAIMS "ROCKED OUT" BY APPEALS COURT Butler v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Mattapoisett, 22-P-463 (Mass....
13 Apr, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less FEATURED ARTICLE Efforts clauses are common in commercial agreements, including those involving real estate. Where one or both parties...
09 Feb, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR ACCELERATED RENT CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL LEASES Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, 21-P-1153 (Mass....
16 Nov, 2022 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE LANDLORD UNABLE TO EVICT DESPITE TENANT DEFAULTS Varano v. PDJM Land Trust LLC, et al. No. 1884CV02662, (Mass. Super. Ct....
08 Aug, 2022 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE GRAVE MATTERS: THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTIES CONTAINING BURIAL SITES Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich,...
19 May, 2022 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan 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...