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Property Damage Cases

Court: Plaintiffs Carry Burden of Proof in Property Damage Cases

In Roberts, Elisabetta Roberts owned a townhome adjacent to a property purchased and demolished by Lily Development, the opinion said.

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Timing in Partition Actions

Superior Court Ruling Illustrates Importance of Timing in Partition Actions

With the pandemic going into its second year, it is putting stress on relationships, both business and personal ones. This is especially true...

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Landlord’s Responsibility

Landlord’s Responsibility for Lead-Based Paint Disclosure

Once used widely in homes and most other buildings, lead-based paint was banned in the United States in 1978, due to health and safety concerns. Lead...

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Successful Appeal

Court Takes On Case Involving Unjust Enrichment After Successful Appeal

In Metro Real Estate Investment v. Siaway, 2021 Pa. Super. LEXIS 88 (Mar. 2, 2021), the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently determined whether...

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Lease Agreement

Ruling Highlights Importance of Drafting a Deed With Unambiguous Language

In Grove v. Lutz, 2021 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2 (Jan. 4, 2021), the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently determined whether a seller to real estate had the...

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Parking Lot Entrance Case

Easement Agreement Voided Due to Lack of Authority in Parking Lot Entrance Case

In Sehrawat v. Rite Aid, 2020 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3537 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 13, 2020), the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently declared void ab...

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Trial Court Ruling

Superior Court Rules in Favor of Homeowners in Defective Construction Work Case

In Woullard v. Sanner Concrete & Supply, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 897 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 30, 2020), the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently...

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Zoning

Floor Area Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

The first part of this series on “zoning” bonuses in the city of Philadelphia looked at the Mixed-Income Housing, Green Roof, and Fresh Food Market...

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Taxes

Real Estate Tax Foreclosure Proceedings in the Time of COVID

In Pennsylvania, real estate tax foreclosure proceedings are governed by either the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act (MCTLA), 53 Section P.S. 7101...

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Density and Dimensional Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

—Clementa Amazan, an associate at Nochumson P.C., assisted with preparing this article.

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