A recent Commonwealth Court decision provides important lessons about the challenges developers face when seeking a waiver from provisions of a municipality’s subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO). In M&D...more
A recent Commonwealth Court decision answers two important questions about how zoning officers function under Pennsylvania law: (1) whether verbal statements from a zoning officer can serve as official “determinations” or...more
Government mandates aside, tenants to a lease governed by Pennsylvania law may face an “uphill battle” to invoke force majeure protections — used to allocate risk that is considered beyond a party’s control — whether or not...more