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Consent Order Relied Upon To Convert Billboard Sign To Digital
In Callowhill Neighborhood Association v. City of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS (June 17, 2015), the Commonwealth...
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Commonwealth Court Refuses To Extinguish Municipal Liens
In the city of Philadelphia, unpaid gas and water bills can and usually will encumber title to the property. What makes matters more problematic is...
Bank Fails To Adhere To Condition Precedent In Loan Documents
One of the most oppressive tools available to commercial lenders is what is called a warrant of attorney. Most commercial loan documents contain a...
Court Refuses To Allow Bank To Redeem Mortgaged Property
Last month, the Commonwealth Court in Brentwood Borough School District v. HSBC Bank USA (2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 118 (March 24, 2015), handed down yet...
Court Refuses To Hold Sidewalk Defects Not Trivial Or De Minimis
A cold and snowy winter has wreaked havoc on many sidewalks throughout our region. Soon, many of these sidewalks will experience shifting and...
Additional Protections Under Amended Landlord And Tenant Act
Last month, I discussed how a trial court judge in Allegheny County in Brown v. Premier Properties, 2014 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 64 (March 6,...
Landlord Didn’t Properly Dispose Of Tenant’s Personal Belongings
Earlier this year, in Brown v. Premier Properties, 2014 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 64 (March 6, 2014), a trial court judge in Allegheny County...
Subsequent Purchasers Of New Home Cannot Sue Builder
This situation is all too common in my practice—individuals purchase a home and, afterward, they discover defects with the home that were not...
Out-Of-Possession Landlord Not Liable For Guest’s Injury
Earlier this year, in Hymes v. Great Lakes Warehouse, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34064 (March 17, 2014), U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker of the...
Unit Owners Can Be Liable For Condo Association’s Legal Fees
A judgment entered by Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Gary S. Glazer in 315 Arch St. Condominium Association v. 315 Arch St. Realty 2005 LP,...