Dooley v. Luzerne County Board of Assessment Appeals

COLINS, President Judge.

Patrick Dooley (Dooley) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (Common Pleas) denying his petition under the right-to-know law (Act) 1 for access to property assessment records maintained by the Luzerne County Board of Assessment Appeals (Board). We reverse.

On March 9, 1993, Dooley, a professional title searcher, arrived at the Board’s offices and requested to see the assessment card for a client’s property. Dooley was denied access to the assessment records. Dooley was told that he could not inspect the assessment card itself, but would…