Purchasing a new construction home involves certain risks. Without normal wear and tear or the passage of…
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Our team of attorneys regularly appear in such publications as The Legal Intelligencer and the Philly Voice.
City Of Philadelphia Oversteps Its Bounds In Pursuit Of Blight
In 2007, I wrote an article titled “Fighting Blight,” explaining the consequences of a ruling handed down…
Read MoreEastern District Upholds Ordinance Requiring Rental Property Inspections
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizures along with a…
Read MoreLandlord Fails To Properly Terminate Lease, Violating Automatic Stay
When a landlord enters into a lease with a tenant, the lease will generally grant the landlord…
Read MoreBroker Not Entitled To Commission In Oral Agreement
In a real estate transaction involving the lease or sale of commercial property, a real estate broker…
Read MoreLacking Contractual Provision, Landlord Loses Bid For Attorney Fees
Most commercial leases contain a provision allowing for the reimbursement of the landlord’s legal fees and costs…
Read MoreFederal Court: Lease Options Are To Be Strictly Exercised
Most commercial tenants who invest, at their cost, significant sums of money in improving their leased premises…
Read MoreNegligence Claim Precluded By Real Estate Service Contract
There are many service providers in the real estate industry, such as real estate agents, architects and…
Read MorePhiladelphia Court Refuses To Set Aside Sheriff’s Sale
With the real estate market crashing and the recession otherwise hitting people hard, more and more properties…
Read MoreGist Of The Action Doctrine Does Not Preclude Fraud In Inducement Claim
A recent decision handed down by the state Superior Court in Mirizio v. Joseph stresses the importance of placing the…
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