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Appeals court weighs whether park owners followed statutory procedures before discontinuing and selling a mobile‑home park

Massachusetts Appeals Court (panel) · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Appellants argued owners violated a 1988 settlement and statutory notice/right‑of‑first‑refusal rules when discontinuing park operations and pursuing sale; defense disputed applicability and timing of the settlement and said statutory procedures were followed or interpreted differently.

The court heard extended argument in the Blackman’s Post matter (Docket 25P1078) about whether the owners’ discontinuance and sale process complied with statutory protections for mobile‑home owners and with a 1988 settlement agreement covering the park.

Donald Solomon, for the appellants, argued that defendants’ representations in notices and dealings led tenants to rely on the 1988 agreement and that defendants later treated the agreement as a nullity while relying on…

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