Buying a Home With Unpermitted Work in Greater Boston

What happens if you buy a home in Massachusetts with unpermitted work? Unpermitted work follows the property, not the person who did it.  Once you close, the open permits, the code violations, and the cost of bringing that work into compliance all become yours.  Massachusetts does put two clocks on

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Radon Testing When Buying or Selling in Greater Boston

Radon Testing When Buying or Selling in Greater Boston Do You Need to Test for Radon Before Buying or Selling in Massachusetts? Massachusetts doesn't require radon testing or disclosure at the time of sale, but the state's granite and glacial till bedrock puts roughly one in five homes above the EPA

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Massachusetts Mansion Tax: What Boston and Brookline Sellers Should Know

Will You Have to Pay a Mansion Tax When You Sell Your Home in Massachusetts? Not yet. No Massachusetts mansion tax or transfer fee is law today. But Boston and Brookline have both asked the state legislature for permission to charge sellers a new fee — up to 2% — on high-value home sales, and lawmak

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