Buying a home Massachusetts, When buying a home in MA you will quickly come to a point where you need to review a Purchase and Sales (P&S) Agreement. This document includes legally binding terms related to your purchase. Real estate agents are forbidden from practicing law, therefore, they cannot provide you with legal advice on this document. You must therefore …
Home Ownership: Understanding Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors-Your responsibility Melrose MA and beyond
Understanding Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Law and Functionalities Single family and multi-family residential properties sold in Massachusetts must be inspected by the fire department to confirm compliance with safety regulations. This protects everyone living in the residence.. The fire department checks for working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. They then issue a smoke certificate required for the closing. …
Truck Collisions: Passenger Vehicle and Truck Accidents
By Intern: Aramis Ramos with Tramontozzi Law Offices Fact: The Average 18-wheeler weighs 80,000 pounds or 40 tons. Fact: On average a large personal automobile is 4,000 pounds or less. What does this mean for those in passenger cars? Well, that 74,000-pound difference often leads to devastating results when the two meet in a collision. “Big trucks” are a category …
Co-ownership-Is this the Best Option for you? Tenancy by Entirety (Part 3 of Series)
In the third and final part of our series on Co-Ownership options we address Tenancy by Entirety Tenancy by Entirety is the legal term for a form of Co-ownership that is reserved only for married couples in Massachusetts and certain other states. The designation “Tenancy by Entirety” essentially permits spouses to jointly own property as a single legal entity. Therefore each …
Co-ownership-Is this the Best Option for you? Joint Tenancy (part 2 of series)
How to Take Ownership of Massachusetts Property: Joint Tenancy Joint tenancy is a potential co-ownership configuration to consider when taking ownership of property in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the US. Part two of our three part series on home ownership/tenancy configuration will examine the joint tenancy option. When two or more parties have agreed to purchase a property together, they …
Co-Ownership: Is this the best Choice for you? Tenancy in Common (part one)
Co-Ownership: Is this the best Choice for you? (Part 1 of a 3 part series) When two or more parties have agreed to purchase a property together, they must decide how the title to the property will be held. Determining how you will establish this title must be an informed decision. This becomes especially important in the case of shared …
What Type of Trust is Best for You
You have decided to consider creating a Trust. Generally people decide on this course to help ensure financial stability to themselves and their loved ones. When you begin the process with your lawyer you will need to determine what kind of trust meets your needs. You as the creator of the Trust are the “settlor”, “Trust maker” or “Grantor”. …
Massachusetts Adopts Remote Notarization Law: Easing Real Estate and Estate Planning
Great news for Massachusetts residents needing to complete Estate Planning and Real Estate transactions while following social distancing guidelines. On April 27th, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act Providing For Virtual Notarization To Address Challenges Related To COVID-19. (durable powers of attorney and HIPPA authorizations will be able to be notarized and will be …
Driving with Giants; Share the road, Take Precautions with Trucks
BY: Neil Anderson, Esq. Driving with Giants…Share the Road, take precautions: Trucks and Passenger Vehicles “Horrifying Moment, tractor trailer sparks deadly 28 vehicle crash” “True Carnage” Semi Truck Driver Charged” “Two Killed in Multiple Tractor Trailer Wreck” “’It looked Horrible’ : 3 Injured in Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash” For better or worse, …
New Ban on Drivers Holding Phones: Massachusetts Law Distracted Driving
BY: Tramontozzi Law Office Beginning February 23, 2020, a new cellphone law will be put into effect requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving. The new law prohibits the use of electronic devices, including cellphones and tablets, by the operators of motor vehicles unless the technology is being used hands-free. “Hands-Free mode” means that a user cannot do …