Easements Registered Land
November 22, 2016 / April 3, 2017 by Donald R. Pinto, Jr. | Leave a Comment
In an important decision for owners of waterfront property, a divided Appeals Court panel has ruled in a case of first impression that where registered land expands by accretion, the owner need not return to court to separately register the accreted land. As a result, that land enjoys the same protection against adverse claims as the originally registered parcel. In Brown v. Kalicki (pdf), […]
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November 9, 2016 / November 18, 2016 by Donald R. Pinto, Jr. | Leave a Comment
In its recent decision in Taylor v. Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission (pdf), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) put the brakes on a trend toward eliminating bright lines in the enforcement of easement rights. The Facts The case involved a nature preserve on Martha’s Vineyard encompassing the famed Gay Head cliffs (pictured). The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission (Land Bank), […]
