Category: Real Estate

When Flipping is a Flop: Tort Actions Against Home Improvement Contractors in MA

By: Attorney Kevin C. Costa | Associate From Fixer Upper, to House Hunters and Property Brothers, perhaps it is a result of the abundance of HGTV programming on home improvement [...]

Condominium Trustee Actions

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate When one becomes a trustee of a condominium association, the expectation is that all of the trustees will be diligent in paying the dues [...]

Security Deposit Law in Massachusetts

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate Massachusetts affords tenants wide protections when it comes to what happens to their security deposits after they are given to their landlord. The landlord [...]

CAVEAT EMPTOR: BEWARE OF POTENTIAL PITFALLS WHEN PURCHASING REAL PROPERTIES AT FORECLOSURE SALE

By: Attorney Raymond C. Pelote | Partner Purchasing real property at a foreclosure sale can be a great investment. Typically, properties are sold at 70-80 percent of market value. However, [...]

Understanding Trusts in Massachusetts

By: Attorney William Rosa| Partner My last blog focused on the various forms of tenancies in which you can hold real estate in Massachusetts. This blog is an expansion of [...]

I AM BUYING/SELLING MY HOME, DO I NEED A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY?

By: Attorney Patricia E. Couto| Associate Buying or selling a home is not an easy process and involves many different people, stacks of paperwork, complex legal documents, and occasionally several [...]

THE BASICS OF SUMMARY PROCESS PROCEDURE IN MASSACHUSETTS

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, summary process is the procedure by which a landlord evicts a residential tenant through the court. Summary process is [...]

A TALE OF TENANCIES

By: Attorney William Rosa| Partner Whenever you are acquiring real estate it is important to have your attorney assist you in determining the manner in which you will hold title [...]

The Importance of Estate Planning for Parents

By: Attorney Dianna M. Williams| Associate If something were to happen to you, who would you want to raise your children? People often associate estate planning with older, retired individuals; [...]

Know Your Rights: Tenancy Law in Massachusetts

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate When entering into a residential lease agreement with a landlord, it is important that a tenant knows their rights. While a majority of landlords [...]