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High Court Tackles Minimum Variance Requirement in Philadelphia in ‘Metal Green’
Unlike other jurisdictions in the commonwealth, the city of Philadelphia has its own zoning code as it pertains to real estate development within...
What You Need to Know About Philadelphia’s Tax Abatement Program
Under Philadelphia’s residential tax abatement program, residential property owners may qualify for a 10-year tax abatement on the value of...
What is Constructive Eviction?
As a tenant, it is important to be fully aware of the terms of agreement you enter upon signing your lease. When and how much rent is due, what...
Confession of Judgment: What You Need to Know
As a landlord negotiating a commercial lease agreement in Pennsylvania, it is imperative to understand the tools at your disposal to protect...
Agreement of Sale: What You Need to Know as a Buyer
How do you make an offer on a home? The process hinges on the agreement of sale, or purchase agreement, and it involves more than the price of the...
Natalie Klyashtorny Appointed Judge Pro Tempore
In her role as Judge Pro Tempore, Klyashtorny will conduct settlement conferences of major jury cases currently pending in the Court of Common Pleas...
Understanding the Real Estate Development Process
Real estate development is about taking ideas on paper and turning them into real property. It is a process that delivers a product in order to meet...
Supreme Court Tackles CDC’s Eviction Moratorium and Its Effect on Philadelphia
In Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, the Supreme Court determined the Centers for Disease Control and...
Did Phila.’s 2018 Selective Tax Reassessment Violate the Uniformity Clause?
In Duffield House Associates v. City of Philadelphia, 2021 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 520 (July 29, 2021), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently...
Adverse Possession in Philadelphia
Adverse possession, often referred to in non-legalese as “squatter’s rights”, is a phrase used to describe one method of acquiring ownership rights...