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Real Estate Opinion Letters: What they are and when you will need one

Commercial Real Estate Opinion Letters in Pennsylvania In many real estate transactions, a lender or other transaction participant may require an...

Philadelphia Enacts New Habitability and Lease Renewal Rules

Philadelphia's landlord-tenant laws have long sought to balance the rights of property owners with protections for tenants. That balance is set to...

PA Supreme Court Rules West Chester Stormwater Fee Is Unlawful

A municipal charge does not become a fee simply because it is labeled as such. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that principle...

Commonwealth Court Clarifies Use Variances Under Philadelphia Zoning

Overview of In re Schell and the Philadelphia Zoning Code A recent opinion issued by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in In re Schell, 2026 Pa....

Zoning Boards Cannot Classify FHA Accommodations as Variances

PA Court Restricts Eminent Domain in Private Projects

Is a Written Agreement Required to Establish Public Purpose?

PA Court Strikes Down Housing Warrants Without Probable Cause

Overview: Commonwealth Court Says “No” to Suspicionless Administrative Warrants

2025 Year in Review: Land Use and Zoning Laws in Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council Advances Key Real Estate Legislation for 2026

Superior Court Limits Relief in Untimely Landlord–Tenant Appeals

Pa. Court Clarifies Rules on Installment Contracts vs. Mortgages

Can a Missed Payment Cost a Buyer Their Entire Equity? In Zanicky v. Skopow, 339 A.3d 998 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 30, 2025), the Pennsylvania Superior...