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Gist Of The Action Doctrine Does Not Preclude Fraud In Inducement Claim
A recent decision handed down by the state Superior Court in Mirizio v. Joseph stresses the importance of placing the terms of real estate...
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Jury Allowed To Consider Testimony On Oral Modification Of Lease
In most leases, the landlord and tenant are specifically prohibited from orally modifying the lease. The purpose of such a prohibition is to protect...
Court: Landlord Is Not Responsible To Tenant For Fire Damage
A recent decision by a federal district court in Western Pennsylvania stressed how most tenants in multiunit buildings do not clearly understand the...
Court Refuses To Look Beyond Written Agreement Of Sale
In most situations, before real estate is transferred from the seller to the purchaser, the parties to the real estate transaction enter into a...
Is Changed Form Contract Signed A Binding Agreement Or Counteroffer?
Most residential real estate transactions in Pennsylvania are entered into by way of the form documents created by the Pennsylvania Association of...
Landlord Can’t Amend Complaint After Confessing Judgment Against Tenant
As the country continues to suffer from the recession, commercial landlords throughout Pennsylvania are being forced to deal with defaulting tenants...
Attempted Oral Modification Of Written Agreement Of Sale Disallowed
Whether the purchase involves residential or commercial real estate, the mindset should be the same, buyer beware. Because most real estate...
Attorney’s Fee Provision In Residential Lease Enforced Against Defaulting Tenant
In Pennsylvania, parties to litigation are responsible for their own legal fees and costs unless they otherwise contractually agree that the...
Court: City’s Liability Limited On Sidewalk “Slip And Falls”
The common law has traditionally imposed on property owners the duty to maintain the sidewalks abutting their properties. However, pedestrians should...
Mortgage Lender, Broker Absolved For Loan Irregularities
Nowadays, there is at least one newspaper or television account of how the residential mortgage crisis was caused by the shaky underwriting practices...