About Nikki
The town Nikki grew up in.
Where is Burlington?
The name of a legal document that transfers ownership of property from one party to another
What is a deed?
The age of majority in Massachusetts where individuals can execute estate planning documents (assuming they are competent).
What is 18?
The first formal, written document that a landlord provides to a tenant to initiate the eviction process.
What is a Notice to Quit?
Nikki only practices in this state.
What is Massachusetts?
The name of Nikki's favorite hobby/side hustle?
What is crochet?
A loan specifically used to purchase real estate, where the property itself serves as collateral for the loan.
What is a mortgage?
A legal document that allows you to appoint someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so yourself. How many health care agents can serve at one time in Massachusetts?
What is a health care proxy?
This is by far the most common reason for eviction filings in Massachusetts, accounting for 80% of cases, according to one source.
What is non-payment of rent?
Type of clients Nikki does not represent in eviction matters?
Who are tenants?
The sport Nikki participated in elementary and middle school?
What is cheerleading?
(Burlington Pop Warner won Nationals in 2007; Go Patriots!)
A legal document that protects a homeowner's primary residence from certain creditors, up to a specific amount.
What is a Declaration of Homestead?
A legal document that allows you to appoint someone to manage your financial and legal affairs.
What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
A formal, written response filed by the tenant to the landlord's eviction complaint, outlining the tenant's side of the case and any defenses or counterclaims they may have
What is an Answer?
Nikki's preferred method of client communication.
What is email and/or phone call to the office?
Nikki's favorite food.
What is steak?
(Brick-oven pizza is a close, second favorite. Yum!)
A public office, often within a county or local government, where documents related to real estate transactions are recorded and maintained.
What is Registry of Deeds?
A legal document that outlines how a person's assets and property should be distributed after their death
What is a Will (a/k/a Last Will and Testament)?
A court order that authorizes a sheriff or constable to physically remove a tenant and their belongings from a property.
What is an execution?
This piece of personal information should be kept private to avoid unwanted calls, texts, or breaches of privacy.
What is cell phone number?
The name of Nikki's Hollywood husband.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
A type of insurance that protects homeowners and lenders against financial loss due to defects in the title of a property
What is title insurance?
The state of dying without a valid will.
What is intestacy?
The largest monetary judgment Nikki has ever won in her client's favor against tenants.
What is $37,728.06? ($30,000-$40,000 are acceptable answers)
Nikki's all-time favorite client type (name of profession).
What is a real estate investor?