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Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Accepting Public Comments for On-site Social Consumption Establishments

Cannabis, Regulations • January 20, 2025

Affordable Housing

Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Extends Public Comment Period for 40B Regulations to January 31, 2025

Affordable Housing • January 17, 2025

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Condominium Association’s Refusal to Pay for Unit Modification Is Not Handicap Discrimination

Condominiums, Discrimination • December 31, 2024

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Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Will Close Public Comment on ADU Regulations on January 10, 2025

Affordable Housing, Zoning • December 30, 2024

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Are Unincorporated Condominium Associations and Condominium Trusts Required to Comply with the January 1, 2025, Corporate Transparency Act?

Condominiums, Regulations • December 18, 2024

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What Massachusetts Owner-Occupied Residential Property Owners (and Solar Panel Installers) Need to Know Before Contracting for Home Energy Improvements

Contracts, Solar Energy • November 5, 2024

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Courts and Communities Grapple with Housing and Substance Abuse Crises and the Limits of Local Zoning

Housing, Zoning • October 28, 2024

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The Commonwealth Needs Solar Power: After Kearsarge and Tracer Lane, Massachusetts Cities and Towns Consider the Limits of Local Zoning

Solar Energy, Zoning • October 21, 2024

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Makes Clear in ‘Town versus Gown’ Controversy that “Public Dedication Doctrine Is Not Intended to Catch an Owner by Surprise”

Land Use, Public Use • October 16, 2024

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Massachusetts Governor Healey Signs Legislation to Permit As of Right Withdrawal of Registered Land

Land Use, Registered Land • August 14, 2024

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Where Do Solar Panels Go When They Die? The Answer Is a Work in Progress.

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy • July 8, 2024

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Massachusetts’ First Networked Geothermal System Pilot Launches

Environmental, Renewable Energy • June 7, 2024