Philadelphia v. Northwood Textile Mills, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

The two questions for our determination are (1) whether or not the City of Philadelphia is estopped from asserting its statutory lien for unpaid water and *114sewer rents because it failed to notify tbe owner of tbe real estate (Nortbwood Textile Mills, Inc.) of the delinquency as required by Title 19, Section 1606(3) of the Code of General Ordinances, and (2) is it also estopped from asserting its lien where the City negotiated only with the tenant for payments of the delinquent water and sewer rents?

A lien was filed against the defendant-property owners for excess…