ZONING AND LAND USE

Our attorneys have the experience and expertise to guide real estate developers, commercial developers, homebuilders and property owners through all types of administrative and regulatory proceedings associated with zoning and land use in Berkshire County and the surrounding communities. Understanding how land use and zoning laws apply to property or land is extremely important in any real estate decision that you make. We are familiar with the regulations that govern zoning and land use requirements and we provide counsel to our clients in preparing applications, seeking approval, and pursuing necessary appeals.

A brief list of our zoning and land use litigation services includes:

• Zoning permitting and litigation:

  • Nonconforming uses

  • lots and structures

  • Special permits

  • Site plan review

  • Variances

  • Challenges to standing

  • Enforcement actions

• Land use litigation:

  • Adverse possession and prescriptive easements

  • Easements

  • Title disputes

  • Boundary disputes

  • Rights of first refusal

  • Actions to quiet title

  • Right-of-way disputes