Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives
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A recent Massachusetts case clarifies that when an apartment is rented to four or more unrelated individuals, the law will treat that apartment building as a rooming house, thereby subjecting it to a...
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Effective December 19, 2011 the Social Security Administration's Office of Hearings and Adjudication (ODAR) instituted a new policy where the identity of the administrative law judge assigned to each...
View ArticleCollecting Overdue Condominium Fees in Massachusetts
Unpaid condominium fees and special assessments are a common issue facing associations in Massachusetts. In dire economic times, the arrearage only tends to increase. The condominium association is...
View ArticleShould Your Investment Property Be In An LLC?
The choice of the right business entity for your investment real estate is an important decision. It is driven by many factors and can have numerous consequences. It is extremely important to work with...
View ArticleAre You Liable Following An Underage Drinking Party At Your Home?
Recently, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that a teenager who had hosted an underage drinking party, but did not supply alcohol, could not be held civilly liable if one of the guests...
View ArticleNot In My Backyard - Abutters and Zoning Decisions
Recent decisions in Massachusetts courts have tightened the requirements for challenging a zoning decision. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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View ArticleNew Power for Condominium Associations to Collect Unpaid Condominium Fees
On March 29, 2016, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision for Condominium Associations. In the Drummer Boy Association, Inc. v. Britton case, the Court has ruled that a...
View ArticleSocial Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides benefits to disabled or blind workers who are insured as a result of their work history of contributions into the Social Security trust fund. The...
View ArticleLandlords Beware: Four Unrelated Persons Equal A Rooming House
A recent Massachusetts case clarifies that when an apartment is rented to four or more unrelated individuals, the law will treat that apartment building as a rooming house, thereby subjecting it to a...
View ArticleReal Estate Broker Held Liable for Incorrect Representations
In a recent Massachusetts case decided in November, 2011, a real estate broker’s information in a newspaper ad and on the listing sheet, incorrectly stating the zoning classification of a property,...
View ArticleSecret Judges
Effective December 19, 2011 the Social Security Administration's Office of Hearings and Adjudication (ODAR) instituted a new policy where the identity of the administrative law judge assigned to each...
View ArticleCollecting Overdue Condominium Fees in Massachusetts
Unpaid condominium fees and special assessments are a common issue facing associations in Massachusetts. In dire economic times, the arrearage only tends to increase. The condominium association is...
View ArticleShould Your Investment Property Be In An LLC?
The choice of the right business entity for your investment real estate is an important decision. It is driven by many factors and can have numerous consequences. It is extremely important to work with...
View ArticleAre You Liable Following An Underage Drinking Party At Your Home?
Recently, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that a teenager who had hosted an underage drinking party, but did not supply alcohol, could not be held civilly liable if one of the guests...
View ArticleNot In My Backyard - Abutters and Zoning Decisions
Recent decisions in Massachusetts courts have tightened the requirements for challenging a zoning decision. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
View ArticleProtecting Condominium Associations - Collecting Unpaid Fees
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts recently restricted the 'super lien' of condominium associations over first mortgage holders for unpaid condo fees to the six months immediately preceding the filing...
View ArticleNew Power for Condominium Associations to Collect Unpaid Condominium Fees
On March 29, 2016, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision for Condominium Associations. In the Drummer Boy Association, Inc. v. Britton case, the Court has ruled that a...
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