On August 6, 2024, Governor Healey signed amending legislation that will allow owners of registered land in Massachusetts to voluntarily withdraw the registered land from the jurisdiction of the Land Court under a long...more
Welcome to the Third Issue of Sullivan’s Zoning and Development Newsletter- This newsletter is a collaboration between members of our Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and the Litigation Department, in order to provide...more
The Massachusetts Land Court recently struck down a local planning board’s denial of an application for a permit for a large-scale solar project as arbitrary and capricious based on conflicting decisions the board had...more
CASES OF NOTE - SIMILAR PROJECTS, DIFFERENT DECISIONS - Brossi, et al. v. Town of Grafton Planning Board, et al., No. 19 MISC 000551 (MDV), 2021 WL 5833935 (Mass. Land Ct. Dec. 9, 2021) - The Massachusetts Land...more
CASES OF NOTE - CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY RESULT OF MUTUAL MISTAKE - Thomas v. Medeiros, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 (2021) - The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a determination by the Land Court that a...more
New Supreme Judicial Court Order Clarifies Impact on Statutory Appeal Periods - On April 1, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a new order that will go into effect on April 6, 2020. The order states that...more
The abrupt halt to day-to-day operations over the last two weeks is forcing a series of unwelcome decisions on Massachusetts real estate developers. While many activities are sharply curtailed, including construction in...more
LAND COURT - On March 25, 2020 the Land Court issued guidance regarding approvals by title examiners while the court remains open for emergency business only. ...more
On March 6, 2020, just a day after hearing oral argument, the Supreme Judicial Court reaffirmed the longstanding principle that abutting landowners have standing to challenge the application of zoning bylaws only if they...more
A Land Court ruling late last week chipped away at the several arguments raised by local opponents to a large proposed grow operation in Charlton, Massachusetts. See Valley Green Grow, Inc. v. Charlton, 2019 WL 1087930 (Land...more