How would making a street private affect me?

It sounds like your street is already private from what you are describing. If that's the case, you are already obligated for maintenance and...

If I signed an agreement to sell my house and I found out it has a lien on it am I still obligated to sell the house

This question cannot be answered without reviewing the terms of the purchase agreement. That said, if you used the standard form agreement in...

What are a tenants rights regarding a landlord entering the apartment?

Forgetting about the legalities, You would be well advised always to provide reasonable notice of entry (reasonableness will depend on the...

Should landlord be responsible? Is this illegal electric diversion/ tapping? Building code or Sanitary code violation?

Sounds like a few problems. First, a space heater doesn't seem like a safe way to prevent the problem. Better to use heat tapes which are...

Generally speaking, your measure of damages would be the amount over and above the initial contract price that you need to pay to get what you...

Unfortunately, this is not an easy question to answer. The rule in Massachusetts has evolved in the past few decades from a more or less strict...

Can I tell tenants they no longer have off-street parking?

As a general proposition, you can do this. However, to be safe, I would structure this as a termination of the tenancy on a full month's notice...

Can I file a claim after final inspection ?

Chances are, no. I assume the walls were open and visible to inspection. Therefore this was not some hidden defect that was not capable of being...

I would like to remove a ROW that has no function.

You might be able to do this, but it may be difficult, time consuming and expensive. If no one is using the right of way, is there a compelling...

How do we properly return a security deposit?

I changed this to landlord tenant. In this scenario, the security deposit was paid and held on behalf of both tenants. I think it is irrelevant who...