Adverse Possession and Tree Law

Disputes between neighbors over land and trees can be costly and personal. Massachusetts law has specific rules for both, and a few of them carry serious damages.

We handle

Adverse possession claims and defenses. A person who openly and continuously uses land as their own for 20 years may gain title (G.L. c. 260, § 21).
Prescriptive easements over driveways, paths and shared access (G.L. c. 187, § 2)
Boundary line disputes, in the Land Court and Superior Court
Tree cutting and damage. Anyone who cuts or destroys trees on another person’s land without permission can owe up to three times the damage (G.L. c. 242, § 7).
Overhanging branches, roots and dead trees that threaten a neighboring home

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