2600 Lewis Inc. v. Board of License & Inspection Review

AVELLINO, J.,

This statutory appeal implicates a solitary question: May the City of Philadelphia acting through the Department of License and Inspection revoke business licenses on an ex parte basis? Stated differently, are business licensees entitled to a pretermination hearing?

Briefly, the appellant, a domestic corporation, is the owner of Lois Family Lounge, a bar/restaurant located in North Philadelphia. Judging from the record, it owes municipal taxes totaling approximately $ 16,000. Instead of suing for these dollars, the Law Department referred the case to L&I with instructions to…