A western Pennsylvania city's law designed to make property tax deadbeats pay up by denying development licenses and permits goes beyond the authority granted to cities by the state Legislature, a state appellate court has ruled. Noting that the appeal presented an issue of first impression, the court ruled that the Jeannette, Pa., ordinance exceeded the city's power to collect taxes and municipal claims because it imposes a restriction on a property owner and not the delinquent property.
June 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A western Pennsylvania city’s law designed to make property tax deadbeats pay up by denying licenses and permits for development goes beyond the authority granted to cities by the state Legislature, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.
In Trigona v. Lender, PICS Case No. 07-0932 (Pa. Commw. June 14, 2007) Simpson, J. (19 pages) Frank M. Trigona, a Jeannette, Pa., businessman, challenged the city’s refusal to grant him or his company, Trigona Corp., a license to open a restaurant.
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