Real Estate and Municipal Law Posts

October 22, 2019

Pennsylvania Expands Use of Recreational Fees by Municipalities

On September 24, 2014, Governor Corbett signed House Bill No. 1052, also known as Act 135 of 2014, into law expanding the...

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October 22, 2019

Business Privilege Tax can’t be collected on lease rental income

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently held in Fish et al. v. Township of Lower Merion, No. 1940 C.D. 2013, that a first class...

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October 22, 2019

Guide to Pennsylvania Riparian Water Rights

Updated: 3/8/2023...

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October 22, 2019

Limits on Municipal Takings to Benefit Private Developers

In Reading Area Water Authority v. Schuylkill River Greenway Assn., ___ A.3d __, 2014 WL 4745698 (Pa. Sept. 24, 2014) the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...

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October 22, 2019

Amendments to Clean Streams Law

Pennsylvania recently enacted Act 162 of 2014 to amend the Clean Streams Law effective December 21, 2014.  The amendments allow a landowner or...

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October 22, 2019

Amendments to Local Tax Collection Law

Pennsylvania recently adopted Act 164 of 2014 to amend the Local Tax Collection Law effective as to the appointment of a Deputy...

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