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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...
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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,...
Court Expands Scope Of Right To Redeem Property Sold At Tax Sale
An opinion recently issued by the Commonwealth Court may have dramatically changed the way tax sales in Philadelphia are viewed by delinquent...
Landlord Responsible For Negligently Hiring Roofing Contractor
When leasing a property, a property owner must keep the property in good repair. Unless the property owner maintains the property himself or herself,...
Loan Docs To Failed Condo Project Are Against Married Couple
With every successful real estate development project, there are many more that do not go according to plan. Most real estate development projects...
Restrictive Covenant Contained In Lease Is Enforced
Landlord Incentives in Retail Leasing There are many incentives that a commercial landlord may provide to convince a potential retail tenant to lease...
Tax Incentives For Property Owners To Improve Their Properties
If you are contemplating developing vacant land or rehabilitating an existing building structure located in the city of Philadelphia, there are a...
Judicial Sale Doesn’t Stifle Mortgage’s Priority Lien Interest
What almost happened in In re Estate of Landis, 2014 Pa. Super. LEXIS 9 (Jan. 15, 2014), before the Pennsylvania Superior Court intervened is a...
Court Untangles Real Estate Transaction That Goes Awry
Unlike many other states, in Pennsylvania, there is no formal process in place for an attorney to review an agreement of sale in a real estate...
Court Won’t Consolidate Separate Judgments Against Spouses
In Pennsylvania and with most states, assets owned by married couples have their own recognized form of ownership; namely, tenancy by the entireties.