The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Krista-Ann M. Staley and Amie L. Courtney | August 23, 2018
While the setting may be significantly less formal—think a public works garage or community center gymnasium rather than a marble-columned historic landmark—standing requirements apply in the context of a zoning hearing as they do in a more formal courtroom setting.
By Ross Todd | June 19, 2018
Lawyers from the firm have teamed with Public Counsel and the Public Interest Law Project to challenge the city's deal to sell public land to the sports team rather than use it for affordable housing.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Krista-Ann M. Staley and Amie L. Courtney | February 15, 2018
Whether you are a property owner interested in offering a room as a short-term rental, a resident opposed to short-term rentals in your neighborhood, or a municipal official hearing from concerned residents of either opinion, you should be aware that unclear zoning regulations can cause significant roadblocks for all sides of the debate.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kathleen M. Kline | February 15, 2018
Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed on appeal a hunting club's ownership of a tract of land in its entirety—including both surface and subsurface rights—over the objections of a prior owner's heirs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alan Nochumson | February 6, 2018
Philadelphia city council is currently reviewing a bill (#170678), introduced by Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, to amend the Philadelphia Housing Code, to implement an inclusionary zoning (IZ) program called the “mixed income housing program.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark L. Greenfogel | February 1, 2018
Last week the Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Weyerhauser v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, following denial of a rehearing en banc in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kevin Dooley Kent and Brittany J. Gigliotti | January 31, 2018
It has been a year and a half since Pennsylvania's Fair Value Legislation, Act 12 of 2016, 66 Pa. C.S. Section 1329 (Act 12) went into effect in June 2016. Since Act 12's enactment, Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in investor-owned utilities' (IOUs) attempts to privatize municipal water authorities, and IOUs have publicized their plans to focus on “growth through acquisition.”
By Max Mitchell | January 25, 2018
A case taken up by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could shed some light on what kind of evidence municipalities can use in efforts to block an oil and gas drilling project.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | January 17, 2018
A split Commonwealth Court panel held that municipal code and zoning enforcement officers are considered management-level employees and are therefore excluded from collective bargaining activities.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | November 6, 2017
After a partner left its zoning and land use practice, Zarwin Baum found another from Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel.
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