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Additionally, the National Law Review covers regulations and legislation as it relates to mortgages and other real estate lending requirements; including, the requirements imposed on lenders under RESPA, and other news from the CFPB as it relates to homeownership and mortgage procedures, such as the Know Before You Owe Rule.

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In the construction arena, reporting worker injuries on the job site, and coverage of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws are extensively reported on by the attorney writers at the National Law Review. 

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Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

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Feb
8
2019
When Your Neighbor’s Tree Blots Out the Sun, Can You Force Them to Take It Down? Not In Massachusetts Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
21
2019
Promesa, Promesa Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
6
2019
The District of Massachusetts Declines to Strike FCRA Class Claims in McIntyre v. RentGrow, Inc. Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
23
2019
Mass. SJC Reaffirms that Zoning Exemption for Educational Uses is Expansive; Residential Psychiatric Program for Adolescents Easily Qualifies Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
28
2019
Additional Insurance Coverage: Fundamentals and Misconceptions Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
25
2020
Maine Enacts Affordable Housing Tax Credit Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
17
2020
Contractors: Its Time to Send Your COVID-19 Notice Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
10
2020
Virtual Mediations Are Zooming Forward . . . Jump on Board Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
4
2021
Be Careful What You Offer in Your Next Offer of Judgment! Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
2
2022
Covid-19, Emergency Pandemic Orders, and Force Majeure Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
6
2019
Regulations Alert ! Rhode Island Contractors, Home Inspectors, & More Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
7
2020
Mass. Appeals Court Broadly Construes Two-Year Bar on Repetitive Zoning Amendments Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
17
2020
City of Boston’s Press Release on Suspending Construction in Boston Effective March 17th Pierce Atwood LLP
Mar
23
2020
Massachusetts Closes Non-Essential Businesses Effective March 24 — Construction Designated Essential Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
19
2020
Real Estate Development in the Time of Coronavirus: Massachusetts – Update 10/19/2020 Pierce Atwood LLP
Jul
28
2021
To Meet Zoning Frontage Requirement, “Linear Feet” Need Not be in a Straight Line Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
21
2021
Mass. High Court: Three-Year Clock for Wetlands Protection Act Enforcement Actions Re-Starts With Every Sale of Property Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
3
2022
Breaking: Mass. High Court Expansively Interprets Zoning Exemption for Solar Energy Pierce Atwood LLP
Jan
10
2023
And Environmental Justice for All? Mass. High Court Clarifies Application of EJ Policy Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
5
2023
Massachusetts High Court Reaffirms “Single Look Doctrine” For Evaluating Liquidated Damages Clause in Commercial Leases Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
31
2018
Army Corps Issues Guidance for Dam and Culvert Removal Credits Pierce Atwood LLP
Jul
30
2019
Shall We Cultivate Our Garden? Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
2
2020
COVID-19: Maine Extends Property Tax Application Deadlines; New Hampshire Offers Some Tax Relief Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
30
2020
Mass. High Court Declines to Expand Prior Public Use Doctrine Pierce Atwood LLP
Jan
3
2022
Now is the Time to Appeal Excessive Rhode Island Commercial Property Tax Assessment Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
18
2023
New Mass. AG continues hard line against local bylaws that hinder battery energy storage systems Pierce Atwood LLP
Nov
20
2023
Maine Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Certain Property Tax Appeals and Addresses Maine Revenue Services’ Duty to Taxpayers When Changing Policy Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
26
2024
Maine Law Court Upholds Sanctions Against Pro Se Litigant in Foreclosure Cases Pierce Atwood LLP
 

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