As an experienced Media Real Estate Attorney I am often asked if the agreement of sales protects the buyer. If you’re the buyer of a real estate property, it is important that the agreement insures that you get the benefit of the bargain at the price that you’ve agreed to. This entails making sure the […]
Monthly Archives: November 2016
As a experienced Media Employment Lawyer, clients come to me all the time with questions about what to do if you receive an EEOC compliant. If you receive in the mail a complaint from the Equal Opportunity Commission, which is the federal government bureau that deals with complaints of discrimination or the Pennsylvania Human Relations […]
As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney I am often asked how one can reduce their taxes. It’s interesting that one of our primary functions, at least in the recent past, has been dealing with the impact of the federal estate tax on an estate. The rates at one point could reach as high as […]
As an experienced Media Business Lawyer, I get questions all the time from clients about minority partners in a business. If you are the minority partner, the first thing you need to know is that you are at a clear disadvantage with regard to your majority owner. He has control and control is key as […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked about state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A common concern with employers is whether or not they are subject to state or federal anti-discrimination laws. The answer to that question depends largely on how many employees you have. A lot of the times the federal and […]
As an experienced Media Landlord Attorney I am often asked how many day’s notice a landlord must give in order to evict a tenant. Under statute in Pennsylvania, you as a landlord are required to provide 10 days’ notice to a tenant that you are planning to evict them in the event that the eviction […]
As an experienced Media Real Estate Attorney I am often asked about the real estate agreement of sales. On the seller’s side a real estate agreement should, of course, make sure that the seller gets paid, but also that the seller, when the closing is taking place walks away from a closing table with as […]
Firm partner Edward L. Perkins will be a featured instructor during the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 23rd Annual Estate Law Institute at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in historic center city Philadelphia. His program, ’10 Things Estate Planners Need to Know’ begins at 2:15 on Wednesday, November 9. For more information on the Estate Law Institute, and to […]
In Pennsylvania, the Landlord Tenant Act controls evictions of tenants for a variety of lease or rental agreement violations, including failure to pay rent. Landlords may not use self-help measures to expedite an eviction, such as changing the locks or removing the tenant’s property. The landlord must follow a Pennsylvania statute for eviction, which starts […]