Over a decade ago, I experienced a protracted fight between my client landlord who had a “no pet” building, and a long time tenant who had and wanted pets. The tenant paid to certify a dog as an “assistance” animal, and had the dog wear a vest declaring this...
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The Facts on When an LLC or Corporation Needs A Lawyer In PA Courts
Articles, e-mails and rumors have been swirling lately over changes in PA law on when an LLC or a corporation needs to hire a lawyer to go to court. Much of that information is incomplete, or worse. In this short article, I hope to clearly explain what has and...
Is Pennsylvania Ready to End (Most) Property Tax for Funding Public Schools?
At the September PROA Board meeting, the hot topic of conversation was House Bill 76, a bill sponsored by over 60 state representatives, which if it became law would replace the bulk of Pennsylvania property taxes for support of schools with sales and income...
Is Pennsylvania Ready in 2018 to End (Most) Property Tax For Funding Public Schools?
Is Pennsylvania Ready in 2018 to End (Most) Property Tax For Funding Public Schools? For over four years, I have been following efforts to change the way Pennsylvania funds public education. SB 76 of 2013 has become SB 76 0f 2017. While SB 76 was referred to...
Arbitration of Disputes under PA Commercial Agreements of Sale
Unlike the mediation process under the PA Association of Realtors’ ASR residential agreement of sale discussed in my last article, the Realtors’ Association’s ASC commercial agreement of sale form has a provision for mandatory, binding arbitration of disputes...
Alternative Resolution of Pennsylvania Real Estate Agreement of Sale Disputes: Part One- Residential Agreement Mediation
Sooner or later most real estate investors face a real estate agreement of sale dispute. It is less likely for consumers but always a possibility. There are required non-court processes in both the PA Association of Realtors’ residential agreement of sale form...
Recent Developments in PA Rental Registration and Inspection Cases
The last few months have seen several important developments in rental registration litigation in Pennsylvania. The most recent development was a series of Commonwealth Court decisions on May 17th, which will have a significant impact on the pending rental...
Crowdlending Mortgages for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment
Solicitation of mortgage backed loans for rest estate investment has long been regulated and greatly limited by both Federal and Pennsylvania Securities laws. Federally, under the Securities Act of 1933, the offer and sale of securities is required to be...
Investors – HR-5201 is Our Chance to Bring Back the Seller Financing Business
Recently, I attended the National REIA Mid-Year Leadership Conference in Atlanta. While there, I had the opportunity to network with Charles Tassell, National REIA’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Government Affairs, and with Jeff Watson, who leads the...
Use of Criminal History to Deny Rental Applicants and Fair Housing
For many years I have used criminal records histories to screen applicants for my own rental properties, and taught others how to search online for PA criminal records histories of their own rental applicants. I have done this without considering the race, national...