Salem Title Disputes Attorney

Massachusetts Adverse Possession & Easements Lawyer

Massachusett's North Shore is a historic region of beautiful homes, woods and seascapes. We are fortunate to live here, but as with homeowners anywhere, we have neighbors with whom we may have disputes.

Your greatest financial investment may be your home. You have a right to know and protect your boundary/property lines. You may have rights to protect your view. You or your predecessors may have negotiated an easement across a neighboring property. A neighbor may have such a right against you, or claim to. Property records may prove the issue one way or another and Thomas J. Barrett, P.C. can help.

In Massachusetts, property records are kept in two systems. Most are in a "recorded" system, and those that have been the subject of dispute in the Land Court are "registered." Recorded land is very hard to research. But when the Land Court has handled a dispute on a parcel of land, there is more documentation than land with only recorded documentation.

If you are buying or selling property, you need to be assured of the title and rights appurtenant. It is urgent that you determine in which system the land is recorded, to avoid title disputes and other problems.

Thomas J. Barrett is a lifelong Massachusetts resident, and attorney in practice for more than 35 years. He is an active and experienced trial attorney handling family law, civil litigation, and estate matters. You may not anticipate a title dispute or other litigation in your case, but retain an attorney prepared to pursue it should it turn out to be necessary. Contact