City of Philadelphia v. King Kai Chin

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellant’s petition to compel satisfaction of redemption. The facts of this case are essentially undisputed. King Kai Chin, appellant herein, failed to pay municipal taxes on real estate which he owned at 216 North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia. As a result, the property was sold at sheriff’s sale on April 4, 1983. The successful bidder thereafter assigned his right to purchase the real estate to S.R. Friends, a general partnership and appellee herein.1 S.R. Friends paid the purchase price and took title to real estate by…