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...
by Kenneth G. Scholtz | Feb 21, 2022 | Articles
Kenneth G. Scholtz, kscholtz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3903 With billions in Federal infrastructure improvement funding set to pour into Pennsylvania in coming years, privately owned land across the state will be impacted by thousands of “public purpose” projects. In...
by Steven R. Bovan | Feb 9, 2022 | Articles
Steven R. Bovan, sbovan@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5607 Commercial real estate professionals and investors spent much of 2021 worrying about the continued availability of 1031 tax deferred exchanges for investment real estate. There were a number of proposals floating...
by Ashley S. Wagner | Jan 12, 2022 | Articles
Ashley S. Wagner, awagner@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5550 Under the Federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (more commonly known as “Stark”), if a physician[1] has a financial relationship with an entity, the physician may not refer patients to the entity for medical...
by Steven R. Bovan | Jan 10, 2022 | Articles
On December 22, 2021, Governor Wolf signed into law Act 97 of 2021, which amended Section 509 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC). The amendment will take effect in February 2022. By making just a few tweaks to the language of Section 509, the...
by Kenneth G. Scholtz | Nov 2, 2021 | Articles
Kenneth G. Scholtz, Esq., kscholtz@tuckelaw.com, 412-594-3903 Effective November 1, 2021 the Emergency Order that extended the CDC Eviction Moratorium in Allegheny County expired. The Emergency Order was in place since July, and impacted only residential landlord...
