Real Estate

Condominiums, Cooperatives &
Homeowners’ Associations

For 40 years, we have been a leader in condominium law. Our attorneys have litigated seminal condominium cases, developed condominium projects – big and small, authored major treaties, published articles and are ranked by Chambers USA. Developers, lenders, title insurance companies, condominium associations and management companies rely on our team to advise them in all aspects of development, sales, operation, leasing, governance and management.

Our litigation attorneys have a successful record of representing unit owners, trustees, associations, property managers and developers in a wide range of condominium law disputes, including claims of access under an easement, land ownership, rights to control common areas and challenges to development schemes.

Real Estate PRACTICE AREAS

Our scope of work includes:

preparing, interpreting, and amending condominium documents
transitioning from developer to unit owner control
enforcing condominium policies and bylaws
collecting condominium common expenses
negotiating agreements with lenders, vendors and suppliers
advising condominium boards
serving as expert witnesses in litigation matters ranging from disputes over governing condominium documents to title issues to construction defects
environmental matters, employment issues and other problems that confront condominium associations and property managers

Results

Our proven
track record.

Won a precedent-setting Supreme Judicial Court case successfully defending the development of, and title to, a 40-unit condominium after an adjacent condominium claimed to own its land.
Represented a 40-year old tenant-owned housing cooperative in Brookline, Massachusetts in its conversion to condominium ownership. Read more.
Represent several leading condominium and property management companies, and numerous condominium associations, including downtown luxury condominiums and towers.
Serve as counsel to a large, two-tiered mixed-use, luxury condominium in Boston.
Successfully defended the allocation of percentage interests in condominium with restricted affordable housing and market-rate units.
Created condominium documents for a 329-unit phased project, Sierra + Tango Condominium, the first two buildings in the NorthPoint project that will eventually consist of 2,700 housing units; more than 2 million square feet of commercial and retail space; a hotel; and open space in Cambridge, Boston, and Somerville.