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 […]
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 […]
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 […]