It's not uncommon for a city zoning code to require certain kinds of businesses to obtain a zoning variance before setting up shop. Business groups can oppose the implementation of such requirements, but when they're in place, a business owner or developer may have to...
Philadelphia artist fights city’s condemnation of studio
Most people don't expect that their property will be condemned or the deed to their home seized by a government entity, but this happens more often than you might think. People from nearly all walks of life have had their property taken from them through eminent...
Pennsylvania law used to rehab neglected houses
A Pennsylvania community development corporation is using a provision of state law to gain ownership of neglected or abandoned residential real estate in order to rehab it. The law relied on concerns conservatorship. The group, Mount Airy USA has targeted the property...
