massachusetts

Intro: Hi, I'm renting a studio apartment in Massachusetts which is a room on the 2nd floor of my landlady's residential home (whose family including kids live on the 1st floor). The house entrance I use is only used by me and only very briefly enters a small common hallway (which they similarly...

Recently, during a storm, part of my neighbor's tree fell into my driveway, but caused no damage. He had a tree service remove the debris. My question is, now that part of the tree is gone, what are my options if it was to fall and this time causes damage to my car, fence, or garage. Would I be...

Hi, I am writing to seek advice regarding a situation with a dumpster rental company. I am an elderly man who rented a 20-yard dumpster early last year Out of sheer coincidence, the day after filling the dumpster, the company sent me an email threatening to dump its contents in my driveway if...

Is a Trust that is predicated upon false information verified as lies given me by the designated Trustee of said Trust valid? Do lies and false information deliberately promulgated by the Trustee constitute a Breach of Fiduciary Duty in which case, do I have a legal right as beneficiary to claim...

I'm tired of my Dad being neglected at his nursing home in MA. He's been overmedicated with opiates sending him to the ER (and then the nursing home lists dementia in his records as a result of their own negligence). I've gotten that cleared up for the most part finally. But they don't dress...

First, some background. I'm 14, my friend is 13, and we both live in Massachusetts. My friend, let's call him Joe, has been abused by his parents for years. He just told me about this today. His parents constantly scream at him until he cries, and have physically abused him on and off over the...

My father died intestate in 2013. I'm his only heir. I recently found that there is unclaimed property held by the state, namely 4 underlying stock shares and some dividends. The "Report Year" on the claim form is 2018, which I'm assuming is the year in which the property was escheated to the...

Owner of a condo unit in a two-story residential building. Building contains two units and there is another owner of the other unit. We both are the Trustees of the Condominium. The other unit owner rents their unit. Per our CC&Rs (Master Deed/DOT): "All units should be used for residential...

Hi, I live in a 3 family condo on the 2nd floor (all units are owner occupied, and we have an HOA). My upstairs neighbor is an older couple with a teenage child. In the last year there has been excessive noise at all hours of the day coming from his room (directly above one of our...

Basically just the title. If somebody in Massachusetts were to raise the mailbox flag of a stranger, would it be illegal?

I got a message in my voicemail today, left by a dental clinic in MA that I went to more than 15 years ago. It stated I had a balance with them and would like me to call them back. I joggled my memory and vaguely recalled that I had disputed the amount when I first got the bill (likely having...

I have a hot tub that has been authorized by the manufacturer for a warranty replacement under the original warranty. The warranty states that the hot tub will be replaced with "one of equal value" The exact model is no longer available. They have renamed the hot tubs and the new model that has...

The Lord sadly took my wife of 54 years home with him last year.She was sole owner of a small home and after the will and probate it is now in my name. I want to turn around and get it in one of our sons name. is the quick claim deed the quickest, cheapest, easiest way to handle legally? Can...

So I bought a lemon, and its cost of repair is greater than 10% of the purchase price. While the garage I went to didn't perform a state inspection, they assured me that with the damage to the lower control arms, it wouldn't pass a thorough inspection and is unsafe to drive long distances. I'll...

My "landlord" (executor of Estate) went through the whole eviction process all the way to the 48 hour move out notice (execution) and had 3 months to enforce this. A verbal agreement to buy to heirs out - to which he was paid 45,000 - and he was suppose to close out / dismiss the case. I paid...

I have a 4 year old Shetland Sheepdog. I put a fence up years ago when I got her. Being a Sheltie she is very active. She is not used to anyone living beside us. Recently a family moved in with a 3 year old boy. As a precaution, I put a tarp over the fence. The mother put up a wall, a few feet...