Wilson v. City of Philadelphia Board of License & Inspection Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming a decision of the Philadelphia Board of License and Inspection Review (Board) which had upheld the lifting of a certification that the premises leased by Ms. Emma Wilson, appellant, were “Unfit For Human Habitation.”

The subject premises were certified unfit for human habitation on October 14, 1971 following an inspection conducted by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (Department). Thereafter the appellant began paying her rent into an escrow account in accordance with the Rent…