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Renter Rights

What Rights Do I Have As A Renter In The City Of Philadelphia?

Most of our lives are spent in real estate. Whether it’s an apartment or house we rent, own or develop, or that office job where we work 9 to 5. We...

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Real Estate Tax Assessment

How Can I Challenge My Property’s Real Estate Tax Assessment?

Most of our lives are spent in real estate. Whether it’s an apartment or house we rent, own, or develop, or that office job where we work 9 to 5. We...

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Injuries Sustained

Court: Landlord Not Liable For Injuries Sustained On Leased Premises

In a recent decision, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Matthews v. Wince, 2017 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1388 (April 13), upheld a trial court...

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What Law Exists To Support Renters Who Do Not Get Their Security Deposit Back After 30 days?

Most of our lives are spent in real estate. Whether it’s an apartment or house we rent, own, or develop, or that office job where we work 9 to 5. We...

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Arbitration Clause

Court: Arbitration Clause In Home Inspection Is Enforceable

Most, if not almost all, written agreements of sale to purchase residential real estate in Pennsylvania are conditioned upon a satisfactory property...

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lis pendens

Superior Court Strikes Improperly Obtained Lis Pendens

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...

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Unit Owners Are Always Responsible For Association Assessments

Benjamin Franklin once said that there are only two certainties in life—death and taxes.

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Confessed Judgment

Court Weighs In On Affirmative Defenses To Confessed Judgment

When a tenant commits a default of a commercial lease, the landlord typically has several options to obtain a judgment for possession of the leased...

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Court: Gym Membership Agreement Prohibits Member’s Negligence Claim

As this year draws to a close, we are planning for our resolutions for the new year. For most of us, it will be, of course, shedding a few pounds and...

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Court: Mixed-Use Property May Be Redeemed After Tax Sale

As the real estate market in Philadelphia continues its upper trajectory, the city of Philadelphia has been aggressively selling tax delinquent...

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