Category Archives: Easements

Upset About Your Easement? Why You Might Reconsider Turning to the Zoning Act for Relief

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Spencer Holland

In its recent June 2016 decision in Picard v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Westminster, et al., the SJC held that “a claimed injury to a private easement right [was not] sufficient to confer standing to challenge a zoning determination … Continue reading →

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Appeals Court Ruling is Warning Not to Interfere with Deeded Easement Rights

Posted on September 13, 2012 by David McCay

The Appeals Court’s ruling yesterday in Martin v. Simmons Properties, LLC emphasizes that property owners act at their peril when they infringe upon deeded easement rights. In this case, Clifford Martin owned property in an industrial/commercial subdivision on the Medford-Somerville … Continue reading →