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Local Loan Shark Stopped In His Tracks

By Rich Vetstein on September 14, 2019

NEW CASE ALERT: Our Firm Files Lawsuit Against Local Predatory Lender, Charging 50% Interest and Attempting to Evict Local Family On Monday, a new client came into my office with an unbelievable story. My client had some financial difficulties and was in pre-foreclosure with his second mortgage holder. Looking for some unconventional solutions, he was introduced to a local “hard money” private lender who offered a workout loan to stop the foreclosure. This lender sold…

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Typical Suburban Lawn Care Supports Adverse Possession, Appeals Court Holds

By Rich Vetstein on September 4, 2019

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A recent court ruling confirms a legal principle in Massachusetts which a lot of folks may be surprised to learn. Under the legal theory of adverse possession, if you mow your neighbor’s lawn and otherwise conduct typical suburban lawn care on that property openly and adversely for 20 or more years, you can claim legal ownership of that area. I’m not kidding, this is the law, and this principle comes up more than you think…

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Typical Suburban Lawn Care Supports Adverse Possession, Appeals Court Holds

By Rich Vetstein on September 4, 2019

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The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Allen Seymour, Mastermind of Forgery Scheme, Gets 3-5 Year State Prison Sentence

By Rich Vetstein on August 16, 2019

Horry, SC Booking Photo — Allen J. Seymour As I’ve written here before, I have been representing three families victimized by convicted felon, Allen Seymour, in a brazen complex real estate forgery scam where he forged deeds and sold properties out from under owners. I’m happy to report that the Worcester Superior Court just sentenced Seymour to a prison term of 3-5 years at MCI-Cedar Junction. This sentence was for his violation of the…

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Allen Seymour, Mastermind of Forgery Scheme, Gets 3-5 Year State Prison Sentence

By Rich Vetstein on August 16, 2019

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Challenges to Deeds: Forgeries, Undue Influence, Mental Capacity, and Defective Notarizations

By Rich Vetstein on June 14, 2019

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, and that’s due in large part to my work on several complex cases involving challenges to deeds. So I figured since I’ve done a ton of legal research and writing on the subject in the actual cases, why not write about it? When you think about undue influence and mental capacity, one conjures up the classic scene of the “evil” son putting a deed to the family house in…

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

More Indictments Come Down In AG’s Forgery Investigation

By Rich Vetstein on April 1, 2019

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Allen Seymour, 50, formerly of Oxford, MA As I’ve written here before, I have been representing three families victimized in a well publicized criminal real estate scheme involving forged deeds and the theft of millions of dollars in real estate. I’m happy to report that Attorney General Maura Healy’s Office has announced a new round of indictments issued by a statewide Grand Jury against the suspected mastermind of the scheme and his son. Allen…

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Rent Control Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again

By Rich Vetstein on March 29, 2019

Recent Studies of Cambridge and San Francisco Prove It Not Only Doesn’t Work But Results In Gentrification, Displacement and Higher Rents Rent control. Like a diseased zombie rising again from the dead after 25 years. Banned statewide by a voter referendum in 1994 and widely proven ineffective and counter-productive by economists, the debate over rental control is back in Massachusetts. As reported in the Boston Globe, a group of liberal urban lawmakers are readying…

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Boston Globe Magazine’s Hit Piece On Evictions Riddled With Misleading Statistics, Bias

By Rich Vetstein on February 25, 2019

Accurate Court Data Shows The “Eviction Crisis” Is A Fallacy You may have noticed the featured article in Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine on the supposed “eviction crisis” in Massachusetts. Titled “As rents soar in Boston, low-income tenants try to stave off eviction,” investigative reporter Jenifer McKim cited inaccurate court statistics to create the false narrative that thousands of innocent tenants are being thrown out on the street by greedy landlords. Using this fallacy,…

The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog

Boston Globe Magazine’s Hit Piece On Evictions Riddled With Misleading Statistics, Bias

By Rich Vetstein on February 25, 2019

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Local Loan Shark Stopped In His Tracks

Typical Suburban Lawn Care Supports Adverse Possession, Appeals Court Holds

Typical Suburban Lawn Care Supports Adverse Possession, Appeals Court Holds

Allen Seymour, Mastermind of Forgery Scheme, Gets 3-5 Year State Prison Sentence

Allen Seymour, Mastermind of Forgery Scheme, Gets 3-5 Year State Prison Sentence

Challenges to Deeds: Forgeries, Undue Influence, Mental Capacity, and Defective Notarizations

More Indictments Come Down In AG’s Forgery Investigation

Rent Control Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again

Boston Globe Magazine’s Hit Piece On Evictions Riddled With Misleading Statistics, Bias

Boston Globe Magazine’s Hit Piece On Evictions Riddled With Misleading Statistics, Bias

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