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...

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...

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...

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...

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...