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Court Refuses To Allow Bank To Redeem Mortgaged Property
Last month, the Commonwealth Court in Brentwood Borough School District v. HSBC Bank USA (2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 118 (March 24, 2015), handed down yet...
Nonprofit Organizations In Philadelphia Must File Annual Certification By June 1st To Maintain Their Real Estate Tax Exemption
Under a recently enacted City Ordinance, however, such nonprofit organizations must now annually file forms with the OPA certifying their continued...
Court Refuses To Hold Sidewalk Defects Not Trivial Or De Minimis
A cold and snowy winter has wreaked havoc on many sidewalks throughout our region. Soon, many of these sidewalks will experience shifting and...
Philadelphia Landlords Cannot Sue Without Rental License
A landlord in Philadelphia has two venues to sue his tenant – Philadelphia Municipal Court or the Court of Common Pleas. The choice between the two...
Additional Protections Under Amended Landlord And Tenant Act
Last month, I discussed how a trial court judge in Allegheny County in Brown v. Premier Properties, 2014 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 64 (March 6,...
Landlord Didn’t Properly Dispose Of Tenant’s Personal Belongings
Earlier this year, in Brown v. Premier Properties, 2014 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 64 (March 6, 2014), a trial court judge in Allegheny County...
Subsequent Purchasers Of New Home Cannot Sue Builder
This situation is all too common in my practice—individuals purchase a home and, afterward, they discover defects with the home that were not...
Out-Of-Possession Landlord Not Liable For Guest’s Injury
Earlier this year, in Hymes v. Great Lakes Warehouse, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34064 (March 17, 2014), U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker of the...
Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals For Most Properties In Philadelphia Must Be Filed By October 6, 2014
An appeal of the assessed market value of a property located in Philadelphia is initiated by filing an application with the Board of Revision of...
Tenants Residing In Foreclosed Homes Afforded Greater Protections From Eviction
Under the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, which has been in effect since only 2009, a tenant may remain in possession of the residential...