Legal Opinion
Town of Hingham v. Department of Housing & Community Development
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 27, 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
In August, 2006, the town of Hingham and the zoning board of appeals of Hingham (collectively town) filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment (G. L. c. 231 A) and a *502writ of mandamus (G. L. c. 249, § 5) against the defendant, the Department of Housing and Community Development (department). The town challenged the department’s conclusion that only twenty-five per cent of the units in a residential building project the board approved would be counted toward the town’s subsidized housing inventory (SHI). The department filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. R 12 (b) (1), 365…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Massachusetts Ass'n of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers, Inc. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Ginther v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- East Chop Tennis Club v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Sullivan v. Chief Justice for Administration & Management of the Trial CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Town of Canton v. Commissioner of Massachusetts Highway DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Temple Emanuel of Newton v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Zoning Board of Appeals v. Housing Appeals CommitteeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
- Board of Trustees of the Sea Grass Village Condominium v. BergquistMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2009
- In Re Arcadia Enterprises, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010
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