Rousseau v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion ry

Judge Barry,

This appeal results from an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas which sustained preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by the City of Philadelphia (City), appellee, in response to the complaint in assumpsit and trespass filed against it by the appellant herein, A. Danielle Rousseau (appellant).

In 1977 the appellant applied to the city to obtain a “Section 312” loan, a form of financing available to certain homeowners in order to make repairs and improvements to eliminate housing code deficiencies. Such loans are the result of federal…