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Solar Spotlight: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown

Those involved in the solar energy industry raised a glass during their holiday parties to toast the passage of the... Read More »
New 2016 ALTA/NSPS Property Survey Table A Requirements

Effective February 23, 2016, the American Land Title Association and the National Society of Professional Surveyors issued new Minimum Standard... Read More »
Sharing Can Be Hard: The Risks of Distributed Work Space

When mother encouraged you to be nice and share with others she likely did not have office space in mind. ... Read More »
Show Me the Money! Negotiating Tenant Allowances

Tenant Allowances are cash contributions made by a landlord to a tenant to prepare the premises for business. Landlords offer... Read More »
Rooftop Leasing – Landlords, Look Before You Leap!

This month’s edition of Shopping Centers Today, the magazine of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., features an article... Read More »
Massachusetts Permit Session Jurisdiction Explained

On February 27th, the Massachusetts Appeals Court again held that certain land use appeals under Mass. G.L.c. 185, §3A, cannot... Read More »
What You Need To Know: Boston and Cambridge Energy Use Disclosure Ordinances

On July 28, 2014, Cambridge, Massachusetts enacted an energy use disclosure ordinance, joining Boston and several other cities. The Cambridge... Read More »
Take Advantage of the Massachusetts Personal Property Tax Exemption for Solar Installations

The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board recently addressed the situation in which a land owner used a solar power system to... Read More »
Preexisting, Nonconforming Uses and Structures: A Recent Appeals Court Clarification

Revisions to local zoning ordinances look prospectively. Thus, when a zoning ordinance is enacted prohibiting a specific use in any particular... Read More »