Legal Opinion
FANEUIL INVESTORS GROUP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. Board of Selectmen of Dennis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 16, 2010No. SJC-10642PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
This case concerns a parcel of land (land) owned by the town of Dennis (town). The board of selectmen (board) deeded the land to the Dennis Housing Authority (authority) so that affordable housing could be constructed. The deed contained a reverter clause that prohibited a conveyance or transfer of the land without the consent of the board. The authority secured a mortgage on the land without the board’s consent; the town invoked the reverter clause and revested title to itself. The plaintiff, Faneuil Investors Group, Limited Partnership, the assignee of the authority’s mortgage, filed a…
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