Brookline Conservation Land Trust v Board of Assessors

This is the amicus brief filed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Land Trusts and the Land Trust Alliance.

This is an amicus brief filed by the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers.

New York Court of Appeals held that environmental and conservation purposes are charitable within the meaning of New York's property tax exemption statute, and that especially where conservation land is open to and enjoyed by the public, it should enjoy exemption.

This is the brief filed by the Appellee, Board of Assessors of Hawley.

Appellate Tax Board denial of tax exemption to New England Forestry Foundation.

This is the amicus brief filed by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions and the Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts.

The Land Trust Alliance, Maine Land Trust Network and Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition are collaborating to help you ensure the permanence of your land trust and its conserved lands!

This is the amicus brief filed by The Nature Conservancy and the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

This is the brief of the appellant, New England Forestry Foundation.

The Land Trust Alliance submitted this brief to the court in the case of Kumar v Commissioner. The brief makes a narrow argument in support of allowing land trusts to include amendment clauses in their easements without jeopardizing tax benefits for their donors.