Legal Opinion

In Re a Conservatorship Proceeding Ex Rel. Germantown Conservancy, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 2010No. 2385 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge MeGINLEY.

The Germantown Conservancy, Inc. (Conservancy), a non-profit corporation, appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia (common pleas court) which dismissed, without prejudice, the Conservancy’s Petition for the Appointment of a Conservator.

Act 135

The Abandoned and Blighted Property-Conservatorship Act 1 68 P.S. § 1101-1111 (Act 135) became effective on February 24, 2009. Act 135 authorizes a court to appoint a conservator to rehabilitate a deteriorating building, thereby incurring debt that ultimately may be the owner’s responsibility. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Byard F. Brogan, Inc. v. Holmes Electric Protective Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Snyder v. North Allegheny School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Murphy v. ArmstrongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Schulz v. Celotex Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Davies v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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