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• Update: September 2025

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for choosing to stay current with this 2025 edition of Alcohol, Food Service, and Entertainment Licensing. This revised edition highlights developments in the licensing of Massachusetts alcohol, food service, and entertainment establishments and contains updates and practical tips on topics such as:

  • Possession of alcoholic beverages by underaged persons. Chapter 1 contains the full text of a decision addressing 204 CMR 2.05 (2), 204 CMR 4.03 (1)(c), and 204 CMR 2.16 (1).

  • Lease provisions affecting a tenant's license. Chapter 2 adds a Practice Note that explains the customary practice for a landlord to insert provisions into a lease that limit or affect the tenant's right with respect to its liquor license. It sets forth a few ways in which the landlord can exercise a degree of control.

  • Citizenship requirements. Chapter 5 discusses two ABCC advisories issued on November 26, 2024 (included in the chapter), that explain the changes to G.L. c. 138, § 26 concerning citizenship requirements for both state and retail license managers.

  • Transactions involving transfer of ownership in establishments. Chapter 6 includes a practical advisory relative to representing buyers, including acquisition of an updated Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and an updated Certificate of Compliance issued by the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance. The advisory also advises the reader regarding confirmation that the Department of Revenue waives any lien on the assets of the seller-entity.

  These are just a few of the features of the 2025 edition. We at MCLE trust that you will find this new content useful in your service to your clients.

  Cordially,

  Maryanne G. Jensen, Esq. Director of Publications

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Introduction to Liens

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Susan M. Walsh, Esq., First American Title

Chapter 2 expand

An Introduction to Mortgages and Foreclosures

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Francis J. Nolan, Esq., Salem Five Bank

Chapter 3 expand

The Massachusetts Mechanic’s Lien Law

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John W. DiNicola, II, Esq., DiNicola Law Group, LLC
Edwin L. Hall, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP

Checklist 3.1

- Section 2 Mechanic’s Lien—Direct Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.2

- Section 2C Mechanic’s Lien—The Design Professional with a Direct Contract with the Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.3

- Section 2D Mechanic’s Lien—The Design Professional with a Contract with the Section 2C Design Professional Buy Form

Checklist 3.4

- Section 4 Mechanic’s Lien—Direct Contract with Person Who Has Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.5

- Section 4 Mechanic’s Lien—Remote Contract with Someone Who Does Not Have Contract with Owner Buy Form

Checklist 3.6

- Section 1 Mechanic’s Lien—Personal Labor—Wages and Benefits Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- Notice of Substantial Completion Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Notice of Termination Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2D Buy Form

Exhibit 3D

- Notice of Identification Buy Form

Exhibit 3E

- Blanket “No-Lien” Bond Buy Form

Exhibit 3F

- Target Lien Dissolution Bond Buy Form

Exhibit 3G

- Partial Waiver and Subordination of Lien Buy Form

Exhibit 3H

- Notice of Dissolution of Lien Buy Form

Exhibit 3I

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2 Buy Form

Exhibit 3J

- Statement of Account Buy Form

Exhibit 3K

- Massachusetts Deed Indexing Standards: Document Formatting Standards Buy Form

Exhibit 3L

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 2C Buy Form

Exhibit 3M

- Notice of Contract, G.L. c. 254, § 4 Buy Form

Chapter 4 expand

Condominium Lien Law—Covenants, Obligations, and Enforcement

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Exhibit 4A

- Notice of Sale Form Required by G.L. c. 254, § 5A Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Fannie Mae Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2014-02 (January 14, 2014) Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Tessier v. Salem Five Cent Savings Bank Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Tax Liens and Liens Arising from Death

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Exhibit 5A

- Department of Revenue Directive 03-2 Buy Form

Exhibit 5B

- Application for Certificate Releasing Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien, Form M-4422 Buy Form

Exhibit 5C

- Massachusetts Estate Tax Return, Form M-706 Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Municipal and Miscellaneous Liens

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Amanda Zuretti, Esq., Bowditch & Dewey LLP

Exhibit 6A

- Chart Summarizing Revised G.L. c. 61 Buy Form

Chapter 7 expand

Litigation Liens

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Scott J. Clifford, Esq., Lipsey & Clifford, PC

Exhibit 7A

- Complaint Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- Sample Motion for Ex Parte Attachment Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Sample Affidavit for Ex Parte Attachment Buy Form

Exhibit 7D

- Certificate Relating to Insurance Buy Form

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