by Steven R. Bovan | Feb 21, 2024 | Articles
I’ve heard that more than once. I have also heard that if I have a title search or title commitment which doesn’t identify any issues, I’m in the clear. Statements like these are shortsighted and show a misunderstanding of all the things title insurance covers. Title...
by John T. Vogel | Feb 7, 2024 | Articles
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has begun for 2024. Every year, County property owners have the ability to file an assessment appeal. But this year there are unique opportunities for an assessment reduction. Property tax assessments are based on the fair market...
by Chris Cahillane | Nov 3, 2023 | Articles
Land partition actions in Pennsylvania can seem scary to the uninitiated. The procedures appear arcane at first glance — a seeming relic from earlier times in the Commonwealth. Crazy words such as “purpart” and “owelty” are strewn about the Rules and case law which...
by Daniel C. Conlon | Jun 19, 2023 | Articles
On June 13, 2023, the House of Representatives passed HB 255 (124-79), a groundbreaking bill introduced by Rep. Robert E. Merski (D-Erie Co). This bill aims to fund local municipal code enforcement by creating a Municipal Codes Enforcement Grant Program within the...
by Katie Oswald | Mar 1, 2023 | Articles
Inflation and rising costs are at the forefront of everyone’s mind as we enter 2023. The current volatile market makes it more important than ever to understand the rent escalation clauses in current and future commercial lease agreements. Ashley...
by John T. Vogel | Sep 2, 2022 | Articles
Allegheny Court Judge Alan Hertzberg issued a preliminary injunction on September 1 lowering the common level ratio on real estate for 2020 sales of real property. Currently, the ratio in Allegheny County is 81.1. As a result of the injunction, assessment appeals in...
by Daniel C. Conlon | Aug 5, 2022 | Articles
Daniel C. Conlon, dconlon@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3951 Pennsylvania’s 2008 Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, 68 P.S. §§ 1101 et seq. (the “Conservatorship Act”) is an anti-blight tool for restoring neglected properties to productive use and...
by Steven R. Bovan | Jul 28, 2022 | Articles
Steven R. Bovan, sbovan@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5607 Many real estate investors in Pennsylvania have had an unpleasant surprise when they learn that the Commonwealth has never recognized the 1031 Tax deferred exchanges for Pennsylvania income tax purposes. After...
by Kenneth G. Scholtz | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles
Kenneth G. Scholtz, kscholtz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3903 Pittsburgh City Council voted to enact a program that will require registration, fees and inspections for all residential rentals within City limits, starting in May. This same program was proposed and put to...
by Aaron J. Walayat | Feb 22, 2022 | Articles
Aaron J. Walayat, Esq., awalayat@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3935 In a February 11, 2022 Order, the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County granted a Petition to Compel Satisfaction of Liens under the Deficiency Judgment Act (“DJA”) filed by a junior judgment holder...
