By a 31-7 vote, the Massachusetts Senate passed a bill last week that attempts solve a portion of the ongoing foreclosure crisis by giving assurances to those who purchase property after foreclosure. The proposed legislation would implement a three-year period of time...
Month: September 2015
Constructive Notice and Grandfather Protection in Leominster
Constructive notice and grandfather protection – all in a day’s work for the Land Court, which analyzed the application of both Zoning Act and the local zoning bylaw to a proposed home on a Leominster lot. In Niall v. Guaranteed Builders & Developers, et al....
Springfield Green-Wood-Chip Power Plant Gets Go Ahead from Appeals Court
The Appeals Court has affirmed a Land Court decision overturning two decisions by the Springfield Zoning Board of Appeals which had revoked building permits issued to Palmer Renewable Energy, LLC, for construction of a biomass power plant that burns “green wood chips”...