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Designated As Historic

Case Tackles Whether Church Building Was Properly Designated As Historic

In Rector Church Wardens v. Philadelphia, 2019 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 650 (July 11, 2019), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently addressed whether...

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Superior Court Takes Up Breach Of Lease Arrangement In ‘Tsung Tsin’

In Tsung Tsin Association v. Luen Fong Produce, 2019 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1301 (Apr. 9, 2019), the Pennsylvania Superior Court dealt with the...

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Landlord-Tenant Law

Court Overturns ‘Frempong’ Ruling, Clarifies Phila. Landlord-Tenant Rights

Late last year, I wrote about a ruling recently handed down by Judge Nina W. Padilla of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas that allowed a...

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Purchase Of Property

Can A Seller Force A Buyer To Close On The Purchase Of Property?

In Maisano, Marsha Avery owned approximately 21 acres of land directly north of the home owned by Daniel and Patricia Maisano, the opinion said.

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Lead Paint Ordinance

Ruling: Current, Not Former, Tenants May Take Action Under Lead Paint Ordinance

Last June, I wrote an article about a ruling that Judge Lisa Rau handed down from the bench in Houston v. Analaris Homes, 2019 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl....

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Decision In ‘Rao’

Lost Promissory Note Focus Of Superior Court’s Decision In ‘Rao’

Lawence J. Rao Jr. is the owner of record of a property located in Philadelphia. In 2006, Rao entered into a loan transaction with SunTrust Mortgage,...

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Code Limits

Change In Phila. Code Limits Landlords’ Right To Evict Tenants Within City

Section 9-804 is contained within Chapter 9-800 of the Philadelphia Code which is titled “Landlord and Tenant.”

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Commonwealth Court Tackles Whether ZBA Committed An Error In ‘Renaissance’ Decision

In Renaissance Real Estate Holdings, the property owner purchased a property located in Roxborough, Philadelphia, which consisted of a three-unit...

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Appearance on The Advocates

Nochumson And Klyashtorny Appear On The Advocates

Alan Nochumson and Natalie Klyashtorny recently teamed up for a joint interview on RVN-TV’s The Advocates.

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