Downingtown Area School District v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeal, 2023 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 161 (Pa. Commw. Ct. October 6, 2023). Commonwealth Court rejects assessment appeal despite school district-established...more
GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board of Assessment (2023 Pa. LEXIS 272, February 28, 2023) – – Split Supreme Court Ruling Enables Taxing Body Assessment Appeals Based on Recent Sales to Remain -
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6/14/2023
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Under the Pennsylvania Public School Code, a school district is to pay a charter school for students lawfully enrolled in the charter school who are residents of the school district. If the school district, however, fails to...more
T.W., a minor, through Waltman v. Southern Columbia Area School District (2020 WL 7027636) (M.D. Pa. 2020), Federal District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania denies student’s and parents’ motion for preliminary...more
4/28/2021
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The Pennsylvania Legislature enacted, and Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 751, to address the Pandemic of 2020 brought on by COVID-19. These emergency provisions apply only to the current 2019-2020 school year and impacts...more
Valley Forge Towers Apartments N, L.P. v. Upper Merion Area School Dist., 2017 Pa. LEXIS 1520, 163 A.3d 962 (Pa. July 5, 2017). (The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that school district’s tax assessment appeal policy...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reversed the Commonwealth Court and held that the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution does not permit school districts to selectively appeal only the assessments of...more
Valley Forge Towers Apts. N, LP v. Upper Merion Area School District, 124 A.3d 363, 365 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015). The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court holds that when a school district has reasonable and financial considerations...more
To culminate a process that has been years in the making, in February 2016, Washington County will be issuing notices to real estate owners showing their new property assessments. Because county, municipal and school...more