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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

OOR Confirms that Local Agencies Can Provide Responsive Records in PDF Format

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In Forrest v. Erie City, AP 2023-1701 (Sept. 28, 2023), Erie City responded to a request for a list of all rental properties registered and licensed in the City in an Excel spreadsheet by providing a PDF conversion of the...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Understanding the Right to Know Law and Why Certain Documents May be Protected

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You may notice water being diverted from a neighboring property onto your property. Or, perhaps you have concerns that the property located above yours seems to be shifting, and you fear a landslide....more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

OOR Updates RTKL Fee Schedule

Section 1307 of the Right-To-Know Law requires the Office of Open Records (“OOR”) to establish a fee schedule for Commonwealth agencies and local agencies like municipalities and school districts.  On December 22, 2020, the...more

Perkins Coie

San Francisco County Transportation Authority is Not Subject to the City’s Sunshine Ordinance

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The First District Court of Appeal held that the San Francisco County Transportation Authority is a state agency and thus did not need to comply with local public access rules. SF Urban Forest Coalition v. City and County of...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

OOR Holds that Zoning Permit Application is not Exempt under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code

The 30 exceptions set forth in Section 708(b) of RTKL are not an exhaustive list of records that can or must be withheld from disclosure under the RTKL.  Instead, Section 102 of the RTKL contains a catch-all, stating that any...more

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