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Public Sale Has No Effect On Obligation To Pay Common Assessments
In planned communities, property owners share the cost of maintaining the common elements through assessments charged by the property owners...
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New Construction Not Always Subject To Realty Transfer Tax
With residential new construction exploding throughout the Philadelphia region, many individuals may be unwittingly placing themselves on the hook...
Sellers Prevented From Exercising Mortgage Contingency Clause
Agreements of sale generally contain a laundry list of contingencies which must be satisfied before the settlement date. Most, if not all, of these...
Commonwealth Court Trashes Landlord’s Attempt To Avoid Borough Fees
Local governments are given wide latitude in outsourcing their government services to private independent contractors. Pennsylvania courts generally...
Landlord Attempt To Terminate Option Contract ‘Invalid’
Drafting a lease agreement is no easy task. Although most landlords possess an upper hand in lease negotiations, they do not always protect...
Subcontractor Prohibited From Filing Mechanics’ Lien
If the real estate market slows down as some experts are predicting, Pennsylvania courts will likely be inundated with an influx of mechanics’ lien...
Local Bank Faces Reprimand Over Act 6 And 91 Foreclosure
In Wachovia Bank v. Marone, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas recently reprimanded a local bank for failing to give its borrowers Act 6...
Real Estate Brokers File A Lien For Commission
Whenever a piece of commercial property is leased or sold, a real estate broker is normally involved in the transaction. The broker’s compensation...
Leases Sometimes Condemning Tenants To An Unjust Fate
In Guttha v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court recently addressed whether a lease provision could bar a tenant from claiming...
Let The Buyer Beware: Shielding Sellers From Liability
With the residential market continuing its upward trajectory, many individuals are now purchasing diamonds in the rough for investment purposes....