Cliff Rieders
A case decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sept, 11, 2019, may have considerable impact on questions concerning the state’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. Ladd v. Real Estate Commission, 2020 Pa. LEXIS 2764 (Pa. S. Ct. May 20, 2020) Dougherty, J., was decided by a somewhat divided court. Justice David Wecht filed a dissenting opinion along with Justice Sallie Mundy. The case involved a challenge to the real estate licensing requirements codified in the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, 63 P.S. Sections 455.101-455.902 (RELRA). The majority concluded that the requirements of law did not satisfy the heightened rational relation test articulated in Gambone v. Commonwealth, 375 Pa. 547, 101 A.2d 634 (Pa. 1954).
