Senior Partner Charlie Perkins is interested in sharing this press release from the Community Associations Institute regarding the current disaster assistance bill in the House of Representatives: Bipartisan Legislation Expands Access to FEMA Disaster Assistance to...

The following was written by C. Scott Canady, originally posted the Community Associations Institute Advocacy Blog (www.advocacy.caionline.org/) and is recommended reading by Attorney Charlie Perkins: Anyone who has lived in or worked with community...

The following was written by Dawn Bauman, Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs at the Community Associations Institute and is recommended reading by our Senior Partner Charlie Perkins:  One of the challenging factors of the COVID-19 pandemic is the...

Summary by: Jessica E. Molignano, Esq. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Massachusetts. Although it has certainly been a long year, recent milestones are indicating that we are taking positives steps...

By:  Scott J. Eriksen, Esq. Once again, we want to thank all of you who took the time to participate in our recent survey regarding the impact of COVID-19 at your communities. This year has been incredibly challenging as the pandemic has forced all of us – including...

Summary by: Jessica E. Molignano, Esq. Massachusetts’ temporary moratorium on non-essential evictions and foreclosures established by Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020, an Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency, expired...

By Kimberly A. Alley, Esq. The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines are being administered. So – what happens now at work? Are employees required to vaccinate? What if a co-worker refuses to vaccinate? What if my religion prohibits vaccinations? In response to these...

Summary by: David R. Chenelle, Esq. The short answer is “No”, and was answered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts. The facts of this case began in 2003 when Kimmy Jackson (“Jackson”) bought her condominium unit.  A few years after her purchase her...

The following is from an email received by Attorney Perkins from the Community Associations Institute Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee: Please help the Massachusetts Community Associations Institute Legislative Action Committee get a bill (H. 4605) that...

The year 2020 has been, and likely will forever be, defined by the global pandemic that has impacted all of us in some way over the past nine months. The pandemic has taken (and, as of this writing, continues to take) a severe toll on human life, activity and...

Perkins & Anctil, P.C. is very pleased to announce the newest member of its legal team, Jessica Molignano, Esq. Jessica is a graduate of Merrimack College and Massachusetts School of Law, and brings considerable and diverse experience to her role as a member of...

Senior Partner Charlie Perkins would like readers to know the Community Associations Institute’s thoughts on dealing with the Coronavirus so he has forwarded the article below by Daniel Brannigan, CAI’s Director of Publishing and Managing Editor of Common...

Perkins & Anctil thanks all veterans for their service to our country. We recognize the sacrifices made by you and your families. Thank you!  

Summary by: Robert W. Anctil, Esq. On Monday, October 12, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker announced a $171 million package of programs which will support tenants and landlords facing financial challenges caused by the COVD-19 pandemic. The main goal is to keep tenants in...

COVID-19 has altered our daily routines in many ways. It has also changed the way community associations attend to certain matters such as conducting meetings, campaigning and voting. Necessity has prompted a change in operations, and now Zoom™ meetings, as well as...

Senior Partner Charlie Perkins was interested in the paradoxes laid out in a recent CAI blog post. In it, the author points out that, while we are coping with a crippling pandemic and economic recession, we have also seen double digit increases in home sales and...

Her biographical blurb is as follows: “I bring 20 years of experience in Debt Collection and Creditor’s Rights. Prior to joining Perkins & Anctil, I worked for the top 3 Debt Collection Law Firms in Massachusetts working litigation matters for the States of ...

As businesses and communities transition into phased re-openings, we know that our community associations and manager clients will have many questions surrounding what to do with amenities this season.  While nobody wants unhappy residents, boards and property...

His induction into the New England Chapter of the CAI Hall of Fame came during the annual dinner and awards banquet earlier this year. While being noted for his membership on the Massachusetts Legislative Action Committee as well as for his authorship of multiple...

Chief Title Examiner Christina T. Geaney has forwarded the Land Court’s recent document entitled “Interim Procedures for the Remote Processing of Subsequent Cases & Condominium Documents” in response to a request by Perkins and Anctil to review a Master Deed...