Kaib v. Smith

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

These consolidated appeals are from an order and judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. We affirm.

Appellant Daniel R. Smith owned two adjacent residential dwellings located at 303 Republic Street and 300 Seward Street in Allegheny County. Smith resided at 303 Republic Street, and granted to appellant Robert Bertges a year-to-year lease of the property located at 300 Seward Street. The lease contained an option to purchase. Neither the lease nor the option were recorded in the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds Office. 1

In November of 1992,…