Real Estate

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors … So Do Clear and Concise Intentions: An Examination of Tools That Give a Party the Right to Control Property They No Longer Own

A selling party owned two adjacent oceanfront homes in a scenic community in Massachusetts. The sellers intended to continue to…

4 weeks ago

Remote Notarizations Are Here to Stay … But Not Yet

During the COVID pandemic, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a law allowing for Remote Online Notarizations (“RON”). By doing so, real…

2 months ago

Four Rudolph Friedmann Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition

Rudolph Friedmann LLP is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have received recognition in the 2025 edition of…

3 months ago

No Commission Without Consideration: The Legal Pitfalls of Exclusivity Agreements in Property Sales

In the dynamic world of real estate transactions, exclusivity agreements play a pivotal role in securing deals and protecting the…

4 months ago

Is Time Really of the Essence?

Many real estate purchase and sale agreements contain a specific deadline by which the parties must perform and a clause…

7 months ago

Far-Reaching Changes Likely in Wake of $1.8 Billion Verdict in Real Estate Commissions Lawsuit

On October 31, 2023, a federal civil jury found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has conspired to inflate…

8 months ago

Tenants Beware: Rent Acceleration Clauses Found Enforceable in Recent Massachusetts SJC Decision

By Annabelle Hentz, Law Clerk The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently upheld a Superior Court’s ruling that rent acceleration…

10 months ago

Words Matter: Your Offer to Purchase Needs to Detail Your Needs

In Massachusetts when a buyer finds property to purchase, the first step in the process is to make an offer…

11 months ago

Bobby Rudolph Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Land Court judge rescues sale of property from improperly filed lis pendens”

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly featured Bobby Rudolph in its August 14, 2023, issue in “Land Court judge rescues sale of property…

1 year ago

Missteps to Avoid When Retitling Investment Property

Most astute entrepreneurs will avoid running a business as a sole proprietor or as part of a partnership and opt…

1 year ago