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6/30/2015 | Real Estate Blog
The large inventory of vacant and abandoned properties in Philadelphia is at the center of yet another controversy. This time the issue is not safety, as we discussed in our March 12, 2015, post. This time, the issue is unpaid property taxes.
6/26/2015 | Real Estate Blog
The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections has had its problems in the past. The Market Street building collapse in June 2013, for example, highlighted some of the department’s shortcomings. (See our Nov. 1, 2013, post, L&I takes criticism from all sides in June 5 building collapse, for more information.) There had been complaints about failures of all sizes before Market Street, though, and the last two years may not have seen much change.
6/25/2015 | Kaplin Stewart Blog
When most Pennsylvania residents think about the creation of an estate plan, they focus on the eventual distribution of their accumulated wealth. This, however, is not the only function of the estate planning process. For single people, the focus is often on structuring a plan to cover one’s needs in the event of incapacitation. While drafting a will is always a good starting point, many singles go on to designate representatives who can handle various tasks in the event that […]
6/23/2015 | Commercial Litigation Blog
Here’s Another Thing That Drives Me Crazy About Litigation. Earlier in life, I was a computer programmer. In that world, correct inputs ALWAYS produced correct results. Well, almost always. There was that time I discovered a bug in the system itself, but that’s another post.
6/23/2015 | Real Estate Blog
So you want to open a restaurant in Philadelphia. You have a clear idea of what the restaurant will be about, of what diners will experience from the moment they walk in the door. You have the perfect location picked out: an old row home in an up-and-coming neighborhood. You plan to turn the parlor into a bar that will transport your customers back to the era of sidecars and gimlets. You will use the upper floors for dining and […]
