Seminar Update

No. 1,263 I will be participating in a Pennsylvania Bar Institute seminar at the PBI education facility in Pittsburgh on Landlord Tenant Law next Wednesday, June 29. The seminar topics go beyond the basics, including such areas a utility shut off, fair housing and human relations and eviction procedures. I will also participate in a […]

Rental Properties in Pennsylvania are Required to Have Operating Carbon Monoxide Detectors

No. 1,260 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act 35 P.S. § 7221 – 7227 (Current through 12/18/2013) (When referring to section numbers, use the last digit of each section. For example, 25 P.S. §7222 might be referred to as Section 2 of the Act) TABLE OF CONTENTS Short title Definitions Administration Carbon monoxide alarm requirements […]

Department of Court Records Gives Added Scrutiny to Praecipes to Terminate Supersedeas

No. 1,240 Summary: The Department of Court Records now requires approval by a supervisor before issuing a certificate to terminate supersedeas in a Landlord-Tenant Case. It also requires the Landlord to pay the cashier before the certificate is released. As every landlord knows, when a tenant appeals the award of possession to arbitration from the […]

More Things To Worry About In Creating a Confession of Judgment Clause in a Commercial Lease.

No. 1,215 A confession of judgment clause of necessity creates a limited power of attorney empowering the landlord’s attorney to enter judgment in behalf of the tenant without a hearing. Pennsylvania law regarding powers of attorney has been changing, with the most recent change occurring in new amendments effective on January 1, 2015.Act 95 of […]

Supreme Court Amends Rules to Permit Minors to Sue and Be Sued in Magistrate’s Court Without Appointment of a Guardian

No. 1,140 IN RE; ORDER AMENDING RULES 801-816 AND 820 AND RESCINDING RULE 817 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE GOVERNING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES. Magisterial Rules Docket No. 382, March 13, 2015 It is now possible for a minor (defined as a person under age 18) to sue and be […]

Landlord & Tenant; Security Deposit; Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

No. 1,127 MATTHEW HANSEN, ALEC SPERGEL, COLLIN SCHWARTZ AND COREY NORD-PODBERESKY v. MICHAEL BUPP, NO. 673 WDA 2014, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, filed February 24, 2014. A group of students at the University of Pittsburgh entered into a residential lease with Michael Bupp. They paid the first and last month’s rent and a security deposit […]

LANDLORD AND TENANT: A few things to remember about appealing from the Magistrate.

Here are some things for lawyers and their clients to be aware of when filing appeals from the Magisterial District Judge in landlord tenant cases. Yes, this stuff can get complex. Thats why God made some of us with the aptitude to be lawyers.

CLT an AVVO Answers Top Contributor for 2014

I just received notice that I am once again a top contributor to AVVO, as was the case last year. Those contributions were in the form of questions answered through AVVO about real estate and landlord tenant law. I have been doing this almost since the beginning of AVVO. I am currently no. 58 in the all-time rankings for landlord tenant submissions.

Landlord & Tenant: Shorting the Escrow

When a low income tenant appeals from the magistrate, the Department of Court Records gives him/her a pack of papers. One of them is intended for Section 8 tenants who only pay a portion of the rent. But other tenants fill in the blanks and sometimes get away with paying only part of the required escrow.

The Last Bastion of Smoking is Collapsing — the Home.

No. 1,107 The Allegheny County Housing Authority recently announced that it is banning smoking inside the building at 5 public housing locations. As the New York Times and many other publications have observed, this is a national trend. Of course, some residents have expressed outrage and disbelief that the Constitution does not protect them from […]

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