What is a Duty of Care?
What is a Duty of Care? Every year in Philadelphia, PA thousands of individuals are sued for accidents or injuries sustained by individuals who allege another person or entity was negligent (i.e., failed to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances) and therefore cause their injury. In order to be negligent, a party must have breached […]
Philadelphia Jury Trial Lawyer on Advantages of Litigation
A Philadelphia Jury Trial Lawyer may help a defendant achieve a superior outcome over an attorney who only litigates waiver trials before a judge. Jury trials are nuanced in that they afford different constitutional protections than a waiver trial. In a jury trial all twelve jurors must be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant […]
Philadelphia Sheriff Sale Lawyer on Motion to Complete Sheriff Sale
The Office of the Sheriff of Philadelphia conducts monthly sheriff sales for properties that are in default for failure to pay mortgages or real estate taxes. Properties that are being sold for failure to pay mortgages are sold at mortgage foreclosure auctions. Properties being sold for unpaid taxes are sold at tax foreclosure auctions. You […]
Philadelphia Protection From Abuse Lawyer
Often times a disgruntled spouse or ex-partner will file a Protection From Abuse petition to attempt to gain leverage in custody proceedings. A strong Philadelphia Protection From Abuse lawyer can defend your rights to ensure and order is not entered against you wrongfully. If the PFA is granted you may be criminally prosecuted for coming […]
Philadelphia Eviction Lawyer
A Philadelphia Eviction Lawyer can expedite the frustrating and time consuming process of removing an unwanted individual from your property. In order to evict a tenant the landlord must have a legal basis to evict. There are three legal bases to evict a tenant: breach of lease, termination of term, and nonpayment of rent. In […]
Philadelphia Ejectment Lawyer
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FILE AN EJECTMENT? A Philadelphia ejectment lawyer may recover possession of your property in four to seven months. In Philadelphia, PA an ejectment is a legal process to remove a squatter from property. Eighty percent of ejectment are resolved within four to seven months depending on whether the defendant […]
Eviction Diversion Program
What is the Eviction Diversion Program? In Philadelphia, in order to legally evict a tenant a homeowner must first complete the Philadelphia Eviction Diversion Program. While there are limited exceptions, § 9-811. Eviction Diversion Program requires reasonable good faith participation in eviction diversion before filing an eviction under any circumstances except where an eviction is […]
Notice to Vacate
A landlord must adhere to state and local requirements in drafting a Notice to Vacate. If the Landlord’s notice does not comply with the law and code the tenant may raise the procedural deficiencies as a defense. In Pennsylvania, the Notice must state the basis for ending the lease (i.e., the tenant is not paying […]
Petition for Nunc Pro Tunc
A petition for Nunc Pro Tunc is a motion asking the Court to allow a party to take an appeal after the deadline has passed. Nunc Pro Tunc is latin meaning “Now For Then.” A Petition Nunc Pro Tunc asks the Court to allow the petitioner to appeal a case now as if they are […]
Philadelphia Lead Disclosure Law (§ 6-803)
The Philadelphia Lead Paint Disclosure Law requires Landlords to provide Tenants a Lead Safe Certificate under certain conditions.