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If you discover that your contractor completed a home renovation project without obtaining the appropriate municipal building permits, a problem could arise. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, gaining a permit to work involves navigating a multitude of laws,...
When you find out that your business partner has started a competing business, it can be quite a daunting experience. It is even worse for you if you think that your customers are being used, as well as personal data, or business opportunities, to gain an unfair...
Losing a loved one can without any doubt be an emotional experience. This is all made worse if you have to deal with an uncooperative executor. When a family member or friend names you as a beneficiary in their will, you automatically expect that the probate process...
It can be traumatic suspecting that your business partner may have been siphoning off business assets without your knowledge. Massachusetts has strict laws about partnership behavior. It is expected that business partners owe each other a duty to act in an honest and...
There is nothing worse than when a home improvement project comes to a standstill because the contractor stops turning up to complete the job. Last week, the house was overflowing with the noise of sawing and hammering, as if progress was being made, and then the next...
If you have been involved in a car accident, unless it was very minor, you will inevitably be making a claim with an insurance company, either yours if you are claiming on your own policy, or someone else’s if you are making a personal injury claim. If the insurer...
For most people, buying a house is the biggest asset decision they have to make. Even if it is the second or third time in their lives, it is still a stressful experience ensuring that the property is what they want and that the seller’s description of it is accurate...
There are very few experiences that can be as stressful for an owner as a building project suddenly coming to a halt. When you have provided a large deposit which is usually a big percentage of your savings and the contractor disappears, the feeling of hopelessness is...
Divorce can be an emotional and mental rollercoaster with division of assets and child custody two of the often most difficult issues to be considered. Division of assets includes the division of business interests if one or both spouses have shared the ownership of a...
Property owners and developers, contractors and subcontractors are bound together on a construction project by mutually binding contractual obligations. Contracts between these parties include important responsibilities such as deadlines, construction specifications,...
Massachusetts laws help to ensure that companies that provide construction services are paid promptly. One of these laws may catch owners and developers out if they are not aware of its consequences. This is the Prompt Pay Act which sets a deadline for payments to be...
An old set of laws in Massachusetts makes it important to make sure that both spouses sign the title to their home when selling it, even though only one spouse has their name on the deed, typically because the property was bought before marriage or inherited it...
Most people do not spend much of their time worrying about car accidents, but there is always the possibility that you could be involved in one. Whether an accident is relatively minor, or very serious, one of the first things you would be thinking about is whether...
What is foreclosure? When you negotiate a loan with a loan provider, you agree to pay back what you have borrowed (this contract is called the “note”) as well as pay loan repayment installments on time (this is called the ‘mortgage’). If you do not pay installments on...
Artificial intelligence has increasingly become a convenient tool used by businesses to create marketing programs, draft contracts and policies, write emails and even prepare legal documents. The speed and apparent efficiency of chatbot generated documents make them...
Solo-preneurs – those business owners who run their business entirely on their own - are often so busy running their business that they give scant regard to what might happen if they suddenly become ill, or are badly injured, or even die. The reality is that because...
The numbers of older Americans divorcing, in what are often called “silver” or “gray” divorces, is on the rise. When couples who have been married for a relatively long period go through a divorce, the financial challenges tend to be more challenging than for younger...
Common causes of disputes between neighbors are issues relating to structures on or near the boundaries between neighboring properties. Massachusetts laws relating to who is liable for repairs to boundary fences and retaining walls are not very clear, making it...
Many small businesses in Massachusetts are family owned, which can present unique challenges when a consideration of succession planning inevitably comes around. A well structured and thought out succession plan can avoid the sorts of problems that could otherwise...
Police officers may call at your home for various reasons, not necessarily because they are investigating a crime. If there is a natural emergency imminent, for example, they may door knock to warn residents or ask them to evacuate. They may also call at other times...