Wayne and Mary Harrison challenged the validity of their gas lease with Cabot Oil & Gas, and Cabot claimed such challenge in the courts acted to repudiate the lease thus entitling it to relief which extended the term of the lease. The case was t...
Read MoreReal Estate Agent NO-DEAL-Notice
All we need is one more Real Estate Agent Notice……. However, in a discussion yesterday, it became clear that it is very easy to confuse the subject of offer, counteroffer, counter counteroffer, E TC in real estate contract formation. I...
Read MoreTitle Insurance Licensing Exam Training
Everyone in the title insurance industry recognizes that title insurance licensing exam training will be a hot topic this year. The PA Title Insurance Licensing Exam will be required of many in the industry. This is driven by lenders and by the Amer...
Read MoreProcurring Cause – Which agent Gets the Commission?
An interesting question was posed by a real estate licensee the other day. Let’s look at the facts: Agent 1 was driving the consumers around and pointed to a new community as they drove past its entrance. Weeks later the consumers, without an...
Read MoreHome Improvement Consumer Protection Law (HICPA)
Home improvement contractors in Pennsylvania are subject to regulation. Homeowners often get confused about when the new law, known as the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (“HICPA”) applies. Here is an excerpt from some Continuing Legal Edu...
Read MoreNBC Investigative report on Toll Brothers quotes Tupitza
NBC 4 in Washington, DC just published an investigative report on Toll Brothers. (If only we could have trained the on-air reporter to pronounce Tupitza as “2 Pits Ah” instead of 2 pizzas!!!) Their focus was on buyers who lost their do...
Read MoreBuying a New Construction Home
Buying a home that is a new construction home seems easier. It is certainly more risky. It does not matter if the builder is Toll Brothers, Pulte, Orleans or Joe with a pickup truck, the risks a buyer encounters in new construction greatly exceed th...
Read MoreAdverse Possession
1. ELEMENTS A claimant must prove actual, exclusive, visible, notorious, distinct and hostile possession of the land continuously for 21 years. 2. STATUTORY BASIS The statutory basis for adverse possession is 42 Pa. C.S. § 5530, whic...
Read MoreNeighbors Trees and Bushes at Property Lines
One of the most common points of dispute between neighbors comes from the growth of trees, shrubbery, and bushes. The planting of an acorn five feet from a property border may be meaningless in the life of the planter. However, as that tree grows s...
Read MoreDeed Out of Estate – Should I use a quitclaim deed?
QUESTION: Should a decedent’s estate administrator use a quickclaim deed to transfer estate property to himself before transferring to heir. Administrator does not want to leave the property in the name of the decedent who died 7 years ago...
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