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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...
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...
Borrower May Be Excused From Returning Loan Proceeds Under TILA
Many homeowners borrow money as a second mortgage so as to purchase their house, pay for home improvements, or pay off unrelated personal debt. In...
Flighting Blight: City Is Allowed To Demolish Unsafe Property
In less than a generation, many properties located within Philadelphia’s city limits that had been an eyesore for generations have either been...
Lender Not Responsible For Misconduct Of Its Mortgage Broker
In shopping for a mortgage loan, most potential borrowers do not deal directly with mortgage lenders. Rather, these potential borrowers usually...
Landlord Waived Right To Sue Tenant Without Due Consideration
In many commercial real estate transactions, landlords and tenants make estoppel certifications representing that certain facts involving their legal...
Tenants Only Need To Substantially Perform Under Lease Agreements
“Just pay your rent on time.” That is what every commercial tenant is told during lease negotiations when the tenant inevitably quibbles about...
Condo Association Prohibited From Executing On Assessment Lien
If a condominium unit owner fails to pay a common area maintenance expense assessed against his unit by the condominium association, the delinquent...
Taxes Are Owed For Real Estate Transfer To Partnership
Prior to purchasing real estate in Pennsylvania, an individual must decide how he intends to own the property. Will he own the property individually,...