On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted a new law called the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA or the Act). The main purpose of the CTA is to prevent United States’ business entities from committing monetary crimes such as money laundering, which is the transfer of...
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Amending Title 68: Changing the Definition of “In-Person” Meetings and the Nature of Voting for Pennsylvania’s Homeowners’ Associations, Among Other Crucial Changes: Part 2- Other Key Aspects
Part 2: Other Key Aspects A few other notable changes have been made to Title 68 for CICs, including updated language on the removal of executive board members, procedures to amend bylaws, and quorum guidance. § 3303, § 4303, and § 5303: Executive Board Members...
Amending Title 68: Changing the Definition of “In-Person” Meetings and the Nature of Voting for Pennsylvania’s Homeowners’ Associations, Among Other Crucial Changes: Part 1- Meeting & Voting
Co-Authored By: Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. and Nathan Morgan Part 1: Meeting and Voting The coronavirus pandemic altered every aspect of life within every facet of society. The operations of Pennsylvania’s Condominiums, Planned Communities, and Cooperatives,...
Commonwealth Court Rules In City Of Pittsburgh Landlords Favor
On March 17, 2023 Commonwealth Court entered an Order as to the validity of the City of Pittsburgh’s Rental Ordinance. Among part of the requirements under the Ordinance, Landlords would have been required to obtain a permit from the City designating a “responsible...
New CDC Eviction Moratorium Impacts Landlords through October 3, 2021
On Saturday, July 31, 2021, a waive of relief could be felt across the country by landlords as the CDC Order preventing many evictions expired. Landlords had been inhibited by the CDC’s ban on evictions since September 4, 2020, and with each extension the frustration...
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...