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2025 Midyear Review: Philadelphia Zoning and Landlord-Tenant Legislation
As Philadelphia continues to evolve, so too does its legal landscape. In the first half of 2025, Philadelphia City Council introduced and advanced a...
Pa. Supreme Court Clarifies 'Unity of Use' for Noncontiguous Parcels in Eminent Domain Cases
In a decision that could reshape how property rights are valued in our commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in Pignetti v. Pennsylvania...
Superior Court Upholds Challenge to Lead Safety Certification and Inspection Process in Philadelphia
In a recent opinion handed down by the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Cooper v. SGYS St. Ives, 2025 Pa Super. LEXIS 126 (Pa. Super. Ct. March 19,...
2024 Year in Review: Land Use and Zoning Law in Philadelphia
This past year, the city of Philadelphia approved and implemented several impactful pieces of legislation affecting land use and zoning law. These...
Pa. Supreme Court Denies Taking Due to a Lack of a Public Purpose
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Wolfe v. Reading Blue Mountain, 2024 Pa. LEXIS 1209 (Aug. 20, 2024), affirmed the trial...
Commonwealth Court Affirms ZBA Hardship Finding Due to Commercial Viability and Need for Costly Environmental Remediation
In In re Appeal of Council Member Cindy Bass, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 172 (July 19, 2024), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed, in part, a...
In ‘Shyam Ventures,’ Court Reinforced Boundaries on the Expansion of a Legal Nonconforming Use
In a recently published opinion, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in Shyam Ventures, LLC v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of the Borough of Castle...
Court: An Existing Short-Term Rental May Be Considered a Legal Nonconforming Use
In a recently published opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Johnson v. Pocono Township Zoning Hearing Board, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 46...
Exterior Inspections May Not be Enough—Demolition as a Last Resort
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in City of Philadelphia v. A Kensington Joint, cautioned that local governments in...