Where a contract has a mediation clause, and the Court dismisses for failure to participate in mediation, the statute of limitations is not tolled. How does this apply in the real world? Imagine you have an agreement of sale to buy a home. Chances ar...
Read MoreDISABILITY PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT: WHAT LANDLORDS AND TENANTS NEED TO KNOW
By: Jay Todd, Esq. of Tupitza & Associates, PC The Fair Housing Act is a federal law that bans housing discrimination in the United States. This landmark law is meant to protect tenants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin...
Read MoreSETTLEMENT WITH BROKER OF FRAUDULENT REAL ESTATE AGENT
2/15/2019 Harrisburg, PA. This week we completed a non-jury trial against a real estate brokerage company. We alleged the company negligently failed to supervise one of its agents. This was a type of Real Estate Br...
Read MoreSPECIFIC PERFORMANCE APPEAL
2/15/2019 We just received an opinion from the Superior Court reversing a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County in a case claiming specific performance against a defaulting buyer. The case involved clients who agreed to sell thei...
Read MoreVerdict Against Fraudulent Real Estate Agent
Verdict against real estate agent for fraud
Read MoreWhat the Heck is Tacking?
We just successfully finished an interesting trial on the subject of Tacking. Our client lost patience with his next door neighbor. About 20 years ago the daughter of the longtime neighbor moved in and doubled the size of the home and expanded her ...
Read MoreMISCONCEPTIONS IN NEGOTIATING PIPELINE EASEMENTS
This has been the year of misconception about negotiating with pipeline companies. It is no secret Pennsylvania in the past few years has become a hotbed for pipeline companies. Many Pennsylvania residents until a few years ago had never heard of th...
Read MoreAdephia Gateway Easement Language
12/13/2017 Adelphia Gateway is relying on easement language in easement created by other companies. In most cases the easement was with Interstate Energy Company. The language in those older easements allows the operator to put in a pipeline for...
Read MoreAdelphia Gateway Pipeline Questions
We have been receiving lots of questions concerning the Adelphia Gateway Pipeline. I am going to try to print out and answer the most common questions. Can I do something to stop this dead in its tracks? ANSWER: Negotiating protections for your pr...
Read MoreAdelphia Gateway Pipeline NOW active
The Adelphia Gateway Pipeline is currently sending notices to property owners. The letters deal with the re-tasking of the former pipeline from oil to gas. Adelphia is using Western Land Services as its agent. Think of Land Agents (Land Men) as ad...
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