Alan Nochumson

May 17, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

November 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In both the residential and commercial context, a property owner typically retains the service of a real estate broker to list and market a property for sale. Prior to retaining a real estate broker, the property owner enters into a written agreement defining the scope and term of their relationship. Typically, the real estate broker provides a form broker agreement for the property owner to sign. Most property owners, even in the commercial context, are not represented by legal counsel when signing the broker agreement and the property owner's failure to properly negotiate the terms and conditions of the broker agreement could sometimes lead to unintended consequences.

By Alan Nochumson

9 minute read

November 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In both the residential and commercial context, a property owner typically retains the service of a real estate broker to list and market a property for sale. Prior to retaining a real estate broker, the property owner enters into a written agreement defining the scope and term of their relationship. Typically, the real estate broker provides a form broker agreement for the property owner to sign. Most property owners, even in the commercial context, are not represented by legal counsel when signing the broker agreement and the property owner's failure to properly negotiate the terms and conditions of the broker agreement could sometimes lead to unintended consequences.

By Alan Nochumson

9 minute read