Is the litigation over Truro’s infamous “Kline House” finally over? Maybe. After years of litigation through multiple levels of the court system, concluding with a multi-million dollar settlement between the owners of the Kline House and the Town (for the history of...
Year: 2017
SJC: District Court Has Jurisdiction Over More-Than-$25,000 Counterclaim
Everyone knows that the District Court has jurisdiction over cases “only if there is no reasonable likelihood that recovery by the plaintiff will exceed $25,000.” G. L. c. 218, § 19. If the amount in controversy will be more than $25,000, the Superior Court has...
Land Court Says Hull Zoning Bylaw Doesn’t Allow Weekly Rentals
In an interesting decision that could have ramifications for the short-term rental of property, the Land Court in Lytle v. Swiec, (Mass. Land Ct. May 23, 2017), held that the Hull Zoning Board was correct in upholding the decision of the Building Commissioner that the...
Kline House in the (Zoning) Hot Seat Again
Looks like Truro’s infamous “Kline House,” now owned by Tom and Kit Dennis of Springfield, may be back in Court despite a $3 million settlement between the owners and the Town. Several neighbors recently requested that the Town’s Building Commissioner to enforce the...
Failure to Send Post-Foreclosure Notices Does Not Void Foreclosure
After issuing multiple decisions over the past several years emphasizing the importance of strict compliance with the statutory requirements for foreclosing on real estate, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that the strict compliance standard does not...