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Alan Nochumson

Nochumson Teaches “Landlord And Tenant Law In Pennsylvania”

Alan Nochumson served as a faculty speaker at the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar sponsored by the Lorman Education Services entitled...

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Evicting a Disabled Tenant

Landlord Temporarily Enjoined From Evicting Disabled Tenant

Under the guise of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, or FHAA, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Milan v....

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Condominium Unit Owner Not Defamed By Association Board Member

“The inmates are running the asylum”. Many times that is how condominium associations are viewed and described by disgruntled unit owners. Most unit...

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Subsequent Purchasers Liable For Mortgage Lien Despite Existence Of Mortgage Satisfaction Piece

Whenever real estate is purchased, the buyer should obtain title insurance to protect their interest in the property. As part of procuring title...

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Insurance Coverage

Builder Lacks Insurance Coverage For Faulty Workmanship

What happens when a newly constructed home is not built in a workmanlike manner? The homeowner will certainly look to the builder for remediation....

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Letter Of Intent

Court Refuses To Find That Letter Of Intent Contains Duty To Negotiate In Good Faith

Letters of intent are commonly used in the commercial landlord-tenant context. In the simplest sense, a letter of intent is a desire for the parties...

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ECOA And UTPCPL Claims

Rental Applicants Do Not Have Viable ECOA And UTPCPL Claims

A recent decision handed down by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in Portis v. River House Associates sheds...

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Property’s Physical Defect

Purchaser Lacks Claim Against Title Insurer For Property’s Physical Defect

In most real estate transactions taking place in Pennsylvania, title insurance is purchased in order to protect against “defects” in title that may...

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Commercial Landlord Allowed To Re-Let Leased Premises

In the commercial lease context, a landlord in Pennsylvania is not required to find a replacement tenant where the original tenant leaves the leased...

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Wife Not Responsible For Spouse’s Inaccuracies In Disclosure

In order to protect homebuyers from “seller fraud”, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law (RESDL). At its...

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