Month: November 2016
Notice of Eviction
A notice of eviction in Massachusetts can mean one of two things. To start an eviction, a landlord is required to send a tenant a notice to quit. The notice to quit informs the tenant that the tenant’s tenancy is more »
Attorney Sherwin Argues Foreclosure Appeal Before Massachusetts’s Supreme Judicial Court
I had the honor of arguing before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) this week on a foreclosure appeal. The SJC is Massachusetts’s highest court and the final decision maker on Massachusetts law. The SJC often takes cases where the more »
Once Foreclosure Begins, Can It Be Stopped?
Once foreclosure begins, can it be stopped? In Massachusetts, the answer is “yes.” The start of the foreclosure process in Massachusetts begins with a series of notices sent to the homeowner, informing them of the foreclosure sale date. These notices more »