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Drive through almost any neighborhood in Pennsylvania and you are likely to see "directional" signs in yards and open spaces, often times pointing the way to an open house or listed property. We have fielded numerous questions about whether these "directional signs" are advertisements. The answer, of course, is: "It depends..."
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Revisions to the Good Faith Estimate and the HUD-1 may actually make settlement smoother for buyers and their agents.
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The NAR Code of Ethics calls for its members to strive to attain a higher level of professionalism and to protect the public...
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Did you know the the protections of the FMLA may apply to you, even though your place of business should be excluded from coverage?
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We've discussed how much a landlord can require as security for a lease; but who can hold that money and where?
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There has been a spate of calls to the Legal HotLine asking who can hold the “good faith” money, and what should be done if someone other than the listing broker is tasked with that responsibility. In answering, we consider both the law, and the contract.
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Shortly after being sworn in earlier this week, President Barack Obama issued a stay on all pending regulations of the Bush Administration. It is unclear at the moment what impact this may have on the changes to RESPA.
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A legal hotline caller was concerned with the obligation to deposit a second deposit check into the escrow account the next business day because she worked out of a branch office approximately 20 miles from the main office.
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On December 17, 2008, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that local municipalities are not allowed to tax residential leases that are for one year or less. The municipalities relied on the Local Tax Enabling Act (“LTEA”), sometimes referred to as the “Tax Anything” Act, for authority because the language seemingly only precludes taxing transfers...
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Thursday, May. 17, 2012
