Paul Peter Nicolai Jun 41 min readLand Sale Contract OverriddenA person sold a piece of land with a side agreement that said that, under certain circumstances, they could repurchase the property at a...
Paul Peter Nicolai Aug 29, 20231 min readLandlord And Tenant – Email Notice For OptionA commercial tenant asked for a declaratory judgment that it had provided proper notice of its option not to renew its lease. The trial...
Paul Peter Nicolai Apr 28, 20231 min readProfit from selling an urban redevelopment project is not subject to taxesAccording to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, the state cannot impose taxes on the capital gain earned from the sale of an urban...
Paul Peter Nicolai Feb 15, 20221 min readThree-year Reservation of Lots May be a TakingA developer was required to reserve five building lots for potential municipal use for three years as a permit condition. A federal judge...
Paul Peter Nicolai Sep 7, 20211 min readWetlands Enforcement ReinstatesThe Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that an enforcement action under the Wetlands Protection Act can be brought decades after the...