The Warranty of Habitibility in Pennsylvania.
Jun 02, 2010
Many builders of new home will provide what is described as their Limited Waranty. The word limited is often the most important word in the title. What happens when the defect is serious, but not cover...
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Riparian or Water Rights
May 26, 2010
In determining boundaries there is a clear distinction between properties that front on navigable and non-navigable waters. Navigable waters are both those bodies of water that are obviously highways o...
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Consentable Lines - Distinguish fro Adverse Possession
May 20, 2010
CONSENTABLE
LINE DISTINGUISHED FROM ADVERSE POSSESSION
(A). Adverse Possession is discussed in section
IV, but for purposes of this section it
requires (1) exclusive possession of the property sought...
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Consentable Lines - DISPUTE AND COMPROMISE
May 20, 2010
DISPUTE
AND COMPROMISE
(A). To prove a consentable line by dispute and
compromise, the following three elements must be satisfied: (1) a dispute with regard to the location of
a common boundary line;...
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Consentable Lines - Recognition and Acquiescence
May 20, 2010
RECOGNITION
AND ACQUIESCENCE
(A). "Recognition and acquiescence"
requires: (1) a finding that each party
has claimed the land on his side of the line as his own; and (2) a finding that
this occupatio...
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Consentable Lines - Generally
May 20, 2010
GENERALLY
(A) The doctrine of consentable lines is a
rule of repose for the purpose of quieting title and discouraging confusing and
vexatious litigation. Plott v. Cole,
377 Pa.
Super. 585, 547 A.2d ...
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Real Estate Tax Sales The Judicial Sale
May 17, 2010
C. Judicial Sale
1. If
the upset price is not realized at any upset tax sale, the TCB, any time after
the scheduled sale date, may petition the court for a judicial sale of the
property. A judicial ...
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Real Estate Tax Sales The Upset Sale
May 17, 2010
Upset Sale: The Initial Tax Sale
1. The municipal taxing districts return
to the tax claim bureau all tax accounts that remain unpaid at the end of the
year on or before April 30 of the following y...
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Waiver of Mechanic's Liens in PA
May 17, 2010
Waivers
of Liens.
Lien Waivers by are severely curtailed under
the amendments that became effective on August 11, 2009. Prior
to the legislative changes, with regard to any construction project, a...
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Priority of Mechanic's Liens in PA
May 17, 2010
I.
PRIORITIES AMONG MECHANICS LIEN HOLDERS AND
OTHER LIEN HOLDERS.
A. Erection or Construction of New Improvements
Versus Alterations and Repairs.
Under 49 P.S. 1508, a mechanics lien claim shall ...
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