Developing real estate is challenging. From contract negotiations to construction management and public approvals, the list of challenges on any given project can seem endless. Abutting landowners present another significant challenge to the development process.
For decades, abutters — often times, well financed corporations — have abused the right to challenge zoning and other approvals by filing sham lawsuits for unjust gain. Based on a recent change in the law, however, Massachusetts developers…
