Legal Opinion
Powell v. Trapasso
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided March 15, 1996No. 951631BPublished
1Opinion of the CourtWhitehead, J.
BACKGROUND
The parties dispute the validity of an option to purchase which is contained in a ninety-nine (99) year lease. The original lessor recorded the lease in October of 1980. The lease called for the payment of one dollar ($1) per year as rent, and the option stated that the lessee could purchase the property for one dollar ($ 1) during the term of the lease. There were no other provisions in the recorded lease.
On July 12, 1993, the defendant purchased the property subject to the lease. Subsequent to the defendant’s purchase of the property, the original lessee conveyed all of her right,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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