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CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Understanding Paper Streets Paper streets can be a developer’s nightmare and an abutter’s dream. Few encumbrances have such a profound impact on the future development of real property as a paper street. In order to adequately address the concerns raised by a paper street, the conveyancer must understand the rights associated therewith. This article discusses these rights, their creation, parameters and termination. A paper street is defined as, a “street shown on a recorded plan but never built on the ground.” Shapiro v. Burton, 23 Mass.App.Ct. 327, 3