Pennsylvania appellate courts have answered some of the most pressing questions in real estate law in recent months. The courts addressed matters such as cities’ obligations to notify property owners of municipal liens, whether a change in tax status may prompt a county to reassess a property, and whether adding spouses as grantors in a property title conveyance severs a joint tenancy between siblings.

Landlords Not Entitled to Municipal Lien Notice

In City of Philadelphia v. Perfetti, 2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 237 (2015), the Commonwealth Court addressed an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania: whether a city must notify a property owner before it files a lien to cover charges incurred by a tenant residing at the property.

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