Adverse possession is a legal term used to describe how an occupant can gain legal title over property owned by someone else. In theory, a trespasser could enter the property uninvited, like it, and decide to move in. They may have made improvements to the land,...
Real Estate Law
Tips For Tenants Negotiating A Commercial Real Estate Lease
A lease agreement may be the difference between success and failure. With so much riding on this agreement, it is essential for business owners to negotiate one that gives them the best chance for success. Owners and managers should read any contract they sign and...
COVID as a Defense to Commercial Collections
During the COVID emergency of 2020, many commercial borrowers and commercial tenants suffered loss of revenues and fell into arrears on their scheduled mortgage or rent payments. Business revenues fell either because the businesses were required to be closed by...
Negotiating a commercial lease
Most companies do not own the facilities from which they conduct their business. The agreement by which a business rents space from the owner of the property, called either a landlord or a lessor, is called a lease. Leases can be either oral or written. Pennsylvania...
What must PA home sellers disclose to potential buyers?
Buying a home is a big decision. Buyers in Blue Bell and other Philadelphia suburbs often spend more than $400,000 on a home purchase. To protect them from buying a home with serious defects, Pennsylvania requires sellers to disclose problems with the condition of...