The Pennsylvania deadlines for appealing 2025 real estate taxes are fast approaching. There are several factors to consider in determining whether to appeal....more
Summary -
The recent 3 – 3 split by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in GM Berkshire Hills LLC v Berks County Board of Assessment and Wilson School District leaves in place a school district’s ability to target recently sold...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning and...more
Pending Bills in the New Jersey State Legislature for the 2022-2023 Legislative Session -
The New Jersey Legislature has introduced a number of bills for the upcoming Legislative Session that concern the issuance of zoning...more
UPDATE: OPA Releases Final Abatement Regulations Answering Several Questions -
The Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment (OPA) recently finalized regulations (the Regulations) addressing many issues that we identified...more
To: Ballard Spahr Real Estate Clients and Colleagues
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and...more
Philadelphia Zoning and Land Use Update -
The Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment (OPA) has issued draft regulations for the implementation of the changes in Philadelphia’s 10-year tax abatement in 2022....more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning and...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning and...more
The Township of Canton, Michigan, like many local governments, requires property owners who remove trees of a certain size to either replace those trees or pay into a fund for the planting of new trees. The Sixth Circuit...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning and...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (in Duffield House, L.P. v. City of Philadelphia - available here) unanimously held that the City’s reassessment of only commercial real estate (not residential real estate) in 2018...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team continues to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning and...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and zoning...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
10/2/2020
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Municipalities ,
NPDES ,
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US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Zoning Laws
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
9/4/2020
/ Administrative Review ,
Building Permits ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
City Planning Departments ,
Community Development ,
Construction Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Governor Wolf ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPDES ,
Posting Requirements ,
Property Owners ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Right To Know ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
8/21/2020
/ CARES Act ,
City Planning Departments ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Land Developers ,
Land Use Fees ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Municipalities ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPDES ,
Posting Requirements ,
Public Parks ,
State and Local Government ,
Storm Water Resource Plan ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more
8/6/2020
/ Building Permits ,
CARES Act ,
Construction Permits ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Historic Preservation ,
Municipalities ,
Real Estate Development ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Zoning Laws
The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of...more