With condos and co-ops … conclusion
5/13/2015 | Real Estate Blog
We are finishing up our discussion of the differences between condominiums and cooperatives. It’s an important difference if you are purchasing a home, and it’s important if you are looking for an investment property. It is also important if you are looking to buy up a block of buildings in any given Philadelphia neighborhood to put up an office tower or grocery store — will you have to negotiate with one person or business or with multiple homeowners?
New Philadelphia City Ordinance Requires Contractors To Have OSHA 30 Hour or OSHA 10 Hour Certificate To Get License
5/8/2015 | Construction Blog
OSHA CeritifcationsAs part of the reaction to the tragic loss of life when a demolition contractor caused a building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets approximately 2 years ago, Philadelphia City Council passed a new city ordinance imposing licensure requirements for demolition contractors. That law, which was signed by Mayor Nutter, also imposed a new training requirement for some contractors to obtain and keep their contractor’s license.
Bad Faith Land Taking: New Jersey Superior Court Judge Slams New Jersey’s Readington Township and Awards Attorney and Expert’s Fees to Landowner
5/8/2015 | Construction Blog, Real Estate Blog
Hunterdon County Superior Court Judge Paul Armstrong has invalidated Readington Township’s taking of the property that is Solberg-Hunterdon Airport and ordered the Township to pay attorney and expert fees, citing “manifest abuse of the power of eminent domain.”
Commercial Lenders and Lessors Beware!
5/7/2015 | Commercial Litigation Blog
Commercial Lenders and Lessors Beware! The Pennsylvania Legislature changed the law on the form and use of Powers of Attorney, effective January 1, 2015.
With condos and co-ops, ‘common’ may not mean ‘shared’ p2
5/7/2015 | Real Estate Blog
Not everyone is familiar with the concept of a homeowners association fee. If you watch HGTV shows like “House Hunters,” or if you live in a planned community, you may be familiar with the sometimes annoying restrictions that HOAs put on their members. There may be preferred paint colors, for example, for exteriors of homes and outbuildings; some HOAs dictate what color a homeowner can paint his front door. If your lawn is not edged just right, you may hear […]
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