By Kenny, Burns & McGill | Published May 12, 2022 | Posted in Real Estate | Tagged Tags: Philadelphia, Real Estate |
Philadelphia Property Taxes Are Scheduled to Increase by an Average of 31% in 2023 The City of Philadelphia government has completed its reassessment of nearly 600,000 properties throughout Philadelphia, resulting in higher property value assessments for many affected homeowners in 2023. Kenny, Burns & McGill is appealing many of these tax assessments to make sure its Read More
Read MoreKenny, Burns & McGill are very happy to report the successful delay of a sudden sheriff’s sale, which will allow our Philadelphia client to pay off his debts and profit from his own investments. A man we’ll call Christopher Garcia struggled as many of us did during the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Read More
Read MoreLatest case results from the files of Kenny, Burns & McGill. Client was attempting to negotiate a business arrangement over a piece of real estate in Philly. Then the world crashed and the other side filed a lawsuit (civil litigation) against the client. The client called Thomas Kenny, of Kenny, Burns & McGill to lawyer Read More
Read MoreWhat is a partition, and why does it matter? When co owners hold title to property together and they have a disagreement over how to sell or dispose of the property, the only way to lawfully resolve the dispute is to file a partition action. Our client previously purchased a house with her boyfriend and Read More
Read MoreToday, a real estate client of Kenny, Burns & McGill received the very good news that a default judgment which had been entered against his enterprise was vacated (or overturned) in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Our client explained to us that a former worker had filed the personal injury case against him and Read More
Read MoreOur commercial landlord client hired us to place a lien on their tenant’s liquor license, under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). This is an important process to protect a creditor (in this case, our client) from any possible dissipation of assets after a liquor license or other property is sold. Our client is now protected, Read More
Read MoreWe work hard every single day to protect the interests of our clients. This includes going to court throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, working all night to meet important deadlines and write thick legal documents, meeting with clients, negotiating with opposing parties, and so much more. Today, we took a short break and reveled in Read More
Read MoreOne of our clients can finally begin construction on their Kensington property, after our firm’s successful zoning appeal at the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment. Attorney Tom Kenny laid out the legal framework for the zoning appeal and called on the project’s architect to speak to specific aspects of the proposed design. Mr. Kenny’s presentation Read More
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