Commonwealth v. 6969 Forest Avenue

MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which stayed a sale of the property forfeited to the Commonwealth to allow its seventy-two year old owner, who had been convicted of the drug-related criminal charges underlying the forfeiture, to continue to reside at the property. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court has authority in a forfeiture proceeding to devise an equitable remedy, which is not provided by Sections 6801 and 6802 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6801 and 6802, commonly…