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Real Estate Tax

Real Estate Tax Abatements Deadline Rapidly Approaching For Renovated Residential Properties In Philadelphia

Attention: Property Owners Renovating in Philadelphia If you are an owner of a property in Philadelphia which is undergoing a renovation, you should...

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Court: Landlord Only Entitled to Damages Up to the Date of Repossession

In a recent opinion, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1700 Market St. Associates v. Common Grounds 1700 Market St., 314 A.3d 855 (Pa. Super. Ct....

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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...

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Tax Assessment

Best Practices For Filing Your 2025 Philadelphia Tax Assessment

Every year, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment (OPA) issues property valuations which directly correlate to your real estate...

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Preservationists and Adaptive Reuse Developers Unite: Pennsylvania’s Historic Tax Credit Program Increased

The recent budget passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly for 2024-2025 included a significant increase in the historic tax credit program....

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Property Code Violation Fines

Commonwealth Court Allows Hefty Property Code Violation Fines

In two recent cases of note to property owners in Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania sided with the city government in Philadelphia...

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Mayor Parker Increases Homestead Exemption to Benefit Homeowners in Philadelphia

If you are interested in a reduction of your assessed property value and real estate tax bill for a residential property you own in Philadelphia,...

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Recent Commonwealth Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Tax Sale Notice Requirements

As real estate tax foreclosure sales will be taking place again in Philadelphia, it is as good a time as any to review how the appellate courts in...

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Lead Certification

Lead Certifications Deadlines Approaching For Many Residential Properties

Beginning in late 2020, the City of Philadelphia began requiring landlords operating rental properties to obtain lead certificates in order to obtain...

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Commonwealth Court Analysis

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...

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