An abutter doesn't get an opportunity to dispute developments in a public hearing; Real-World Example of Abutter. An abutter's rights include the rights of view, access, light, and air.

One idea already discussed would be to model abutter notifications after those for mobile home parks, requiring notification for owners within a certain distance from a project, but not all owners.

NORTHAMPTON-- An abutter to a proposed four-story affordable rental housing project at 256 Pleasant St., the former site of Northampton Lumber, has sued the city and the project's non-profit ...

LOWELL — Despite acquiring all the local permits needed to build a private college dormitory on the banks of the Merrimack River, Vision Development will not begin construction on its $40 mil… ...