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Commonwealth Court Reverses Zoning Denial in Lot Merger Case
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently issued an opinion in Craft Custom Homes v. Zoning Hearing Board of Newtown Township, 2025 Pa. Commw....
Court Rejects PHRC Damages in Disability Accommodation Dispute
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently issued an opinion in 1400 Main Holdings v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 2024 WL 4683928, in...
2024 Year in Review: Land Use and Zoning Law in Philadelphia
This past year, the city of Philadelphia approved and implemented several impactful pieces of legislation affecting land use and zoning law. These...
Superior Court Upholds Act 135 Conservatorship for Vacant Home
In Philadelphia, recently, there has been a push in City Council to limit the ability for non-profit organizations and individuals to take over...
Pa. Supreme Court Denies Taking Due to a Lack of a Public Purpose
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Wolfe v. Reading Blue Mountain, 2024 Pa. LEXIS 1209 (Aug. 20, 2024), affirmed the trial...
Read Amanda Dougherty’s Blog Post “Reviewing the First Level Review”
On her blog, The City of Property Taxes, Amanda Dougherty discusses the process of filing applications for First Level Review (FLR). The City of...
PA Court Clarifies Landlord Remedies: Eviction vs. Abandonment
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....
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...
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...