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What to Expect When the Land Court Judge Takes a View of Your Property

If you are involved in a lawsuit that has been filed in the Massachusetts Land Court, it is common for the judge to come to your property to take a view.  This is an opportunity for the judge to see with his or her own eyes what the parties are fighting about. For example, theContinue reading What to Expect When the Land Court Judge Takes a View of Your Property

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The Rights of an Easement Holder to Improve a Right of Way or Paper Street in Massachusetts

By Robert Nislick You are a Massachusetts homeowner. Your property abuts a street that may never have been paved. It could be a dirt road that is hard to navigate in wet weather and dusty and bumpy when it is dry. Alternatively, your property abuts a street that exists only on paper. The way existsContinue reading The Rights of an Easement Holder to Improve a Right of Way or Paper Street in Massachusetts

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Establishing Your Right of Way in Massachusetts

By Robert Nislick You live in an idyllic Massachusetts town established in colonial times. One of the oldest roads in the county, such as Boston Post Road, Old Sandwich Road, or Old Connecticut Path, may run through your neighborhood. If your house fronts a public way, you should have no problem traveling to and fromContinue reading Establishing Your Right of Way in Massachusetts