Legal Opinion
Home-Like Apartments, Inc. v. Architectural Access Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 25, 1989No. 88-P-510PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
When construction of its seven-building apartment complex, known as Patriot Village, was substantially completed, Home-Like sought certificates of occupancy for the 127 units. The town refused to issue the certificates until Home-Like either brought its buildings into compliance with regulations promulgated by the Architectural Access Board (board) or obtained a variance from the board, all as required by G. L. c. 22, § 13A, as amended through St. 1981, c. 346, § 1. At a hearing before the board on an application for a variance, Home-Like explained that its total noncompliance with § 13A was…
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- DiGiovanni v. Board of Appeals of RockportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. CsongorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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