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…

1 month 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…

8 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…

9 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

Jim Rudolph Named a Massachusetts Go To Construction Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Jim Rudolph has been named a Massachusetts Go To Construction Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The “Go To Lawyer” award…

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

Short-Term Rental Liability

The short-term rental sector continues to gain momentum among investors as it disrupts traditional real estate investments thanks to the…

2 years ago

Seller Beware, Buyer Can Enforce Conditional Offer to Sell Real Property

According to Massachusetts case law, an order directing specific performance of a contract to sell real property is appropriate where…

2 years ago