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Alan Nochumson

Alan Nochumson

July 11, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Confessed Judgment Stricken Because of Inconspicuous Warrant of Attorney

Most commercial lease and loan documents contain what is ­commonly known as a warrant of attorney.

By Alan Nochumson

17 minute read

June 13, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

City Ordinances Place Additional Burdens on Phila. Landlords

Since I have been practicing law, ­landlords doing business in Philadelphia have been required to obtain what is called a housing inspection license for their residential dwelling units on an annual basis.

By Alan Nochumson

13 minute read

May 17, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Refuses to Appoint a Conservator to Property

Last month, in Champagne v. The Thomas Cole Group, 2016 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 140 (April 5, 2016), Judge Arnold L. New of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania issued a memorandum opinion refusing to allow the appointment of an individual to serve as conservator to rehabilitate an alleged blighted property under the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, 68 P.S. Section 1101, which is commonly referred to as Act 135.

By Alan Nochumson

14 minute read

April 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Sets Aside Tax Sale Due to Inadequate Proof of Service

In an unreported memorandum opinion issued by Commonwealth Court Senior Judge James Gardner Colins, the Commonwealth Court in City of Philadelphia v. Morris Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2016 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 194 (March 7, 2016), set aside a tax sale because the city of Philadelphia failed to adequately establish the manner in which the sheriff of Philadelphia served the property owner in the underlying tax foreclosure proceedings.

By Alan Nochumson

17 minute read

March 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Property Owner's Right of Redemption in Tax Foreclosure Sale Upheld

As the city of Philadelphia becomes more intent in collecting its real estate tax delinquencies by way of selling properties located within the city limits at tax foreclosure sales, every month, you will find written memoranda issued by trial court judges in Philadelphia as well as appellate courts interpreting Pennsylvania's Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, 53 P.S. Section 7101 et seq.

By Alan Nochumson

9 minute read

February 09, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court: City Properly Assessed Condominium Units Separately

With the real estate market once again heating up, condominium conversions are becoming quite common again. What many real estate developers do not account for when they essentially subdivide their property is what happens to the real estate taxes due on account of these now separately assessed condominium units.

By Alan Nochumson

7 minute read

January 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Local Gov't Not Responsible for Slip and Fall in Icy Conditions

As we move through the winter season, snow will, in all likelihood, soon be factored into our daily lives.

By Alan Nochumson

7 minute read

January 11, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Local Gov't Not Responsible for Slip and Fall in Icy Conditions

As we move through the winter season, snow will, in all likelihood, soon be factored into our daily lives.

By Alan Nochumson

7 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Recently Upholds Tax Sales in Philadelphia

For the past several years, the city of Philadelphia has made a concerted effort to sell tax delinquent properties through the tax foreclosure sale process under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Act, 53 P.S. Section 7101 et seq.

By Alan Nochumson

7 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Recently Upholds Tax Sales in Philadelphia

For the past several years, the city of Philadelphia has made a concerted effort to sell tax delinquent properties through the tax foreclosure sale process under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Act, 53 P.S. Section 7101 et seq.

By Alan Nochumson

7 minute read