Massachusetts has an important law that is of critical importance to Massachusetts landlords: the Consumer Protection Law. Commonly known as “Chapter 93A” (where this law is located in the Massachusetts statutes), the Consumer Protection Law prohibits “unfair and deceptive business more »
Buying your first home can be both an exciting and stressful experience. While homeownership is, to many, the height of financial success, the process of purchasing a home has many traps for the unwary. As a lawyer involved in real more »
Last week, I filed a brief for a pending appeal in the First Circuit Court of Appeals concerning a lost promissory note. This appeal concerns a critical issue of Massachusetts foreclosure law: the need for a lender to have a more »
A common question for homeowners facing foreclosure is whether they will owe money after a foreclosure. While it is possible to owe money after a foreclosure sale (commonly known as a deficiency judgment), there are requirements that a lender must more »
The Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Blog is pleased to have Jordan Lavalle from Liberty Mutual guest blog on the important topic of renters insurance. Jordan may be contacted at Jordan.Lavallee@LibertyMutual.com ‘I Don’t Have Renters Insurance, what is the big deal?’ is a question I hear more »
Adverse possession is an area of law that every Massachusetts property owner needs to be aware of. These types of claims allow a party using another person’s property to acquire it through continuous use. If you suspect your property may more »
The Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Blog is pleased to have Attorney Joseph N. Schneiderman guest blog on 2017’s major eviction appeal decisions . Attorney Schneiderman is an appellate attorney licensed in Massachusetts and Connecticut and may be contacted at connlawjoe@gmail.com. The year 2017 was a busy time in more »
I’m pleased to announce that I, along with appellate attorney Joseph Schneiderman, won a foreclosure appeal this week in the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The case, Nationstar v. Culhane, concerns an important topic for appealing an eviction (“summary process”) case in Massachusetts: more »
A landlord not giving a security deposit back is one of the most common type of landlord/tenant problems. What should a tenant do if this happens to them? Overview of Massachusetts’s Security Deposit Law Massachusetts’s security deposit law regulates how more »
Happy New Year! I hope 2018 has been off to a great start for you . . . besides the cold weather. A recent foreclosure case that I successfully resolved is the basis for this blog post: obtaining a loan more »
