When you're dealing with any piece of real estate in Massachusetts, you need to understand the applicable land use regulations and cases. Bobrowski's
Handbook of Massachsetts Land Use and Planning Law provides all the insightful analysis and practical, expert advice you need, with detailed coverage of such important issues as:
Affordable housingSpecial permit and variance decisionsZoning in BostonNonconforming uses and structuresAdministrative appeal proceduresEnforcement requestsBuilding permitsVested rightsAgricultural use exemptionsCurrent tests for exactionsSLAPP suit proceduresImpact feesCivil rights challenges.Helpful tables facilitate convenient case law review, while forms and extensive cross-references add to the book's usefulness.