Collins v. Mass. Dep’t of Conservation & Recreation
About This Legal Opinion
The Land Court held that the deed restriction was not a statutory conservation restriction but the neighbor did have standing to enforce the restriction under Massachusetts statutory and case law governing conventional (i.e., non-conversation or preservation) easements and restrictions.
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