Legal Opinion
Lord v. Borough of Pottstown
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1997No. 96-CV-7181; Bankruptcy No. 95-BK-7181PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHN, Chief Judge.
Appellants Thomas and Barbara Lord (“Lords”) appeal the decision of the Bankruptcy Court that the ninety day limitation of liability for water service charges set forth in Pennsylvania’s Municipality Authorities Act, 53 P.S. § 306B(h.l), does not apply to a landlord’s liability for delinquent water charges, when the municipality had no knowledge of the identities of the tenants and had no agreements with the tenants to provide service.
I. Background
Thomas and Barbara Lord own 45 to 50 low-income residential properties in the Borough of Pottstown (“Borough”). These…
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